Part of Russia-Ukraine War, International presidential trips made by Joe Biden
President Biden and President Zelenskyy, February 20, 2023
Date
February 20, 2023 (2023-02-20)
Location
Kyiv, Ukraine
On February 20, 2023, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, made a visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, his first since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2] Out of security concerns, his travel plans had not been made public prior to his arrival, and only two journalists accompanied him, having been sworn to secrecy three days earlier.[3][4]
The visit took place on the day Ukraine observes the Heavenly Hundred, on the eve of a scheduled major speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin and four days ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The trip lasted a total of 24 hours, the majority of which were taken by the long train rides. During the five hours of meetings in Kyiv, Biden announced another $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine.
Biden's visit received a mixed reaction in the United States, split primarily along political party lines.[5][6][7] It was the first time in modern history that a sitting U.S. President has traveled to an active conflict zone not controlled by the American military, and was the closest a president had come to a combat zone since Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.[3] The Pentagon and the Secret Service opposed the visit to Kyiv.
^Polityuk, Pavel; Hunder, Max (February 20, 2023). "Biden, in Kyiv ahead of war anniversary, vows support as long as needed". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^Borger, Julian (February 20, 2023). "Joe Biden's train ride to Kyiv makes history but will it win him a second term?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^ abBaker, Peter; Shear, Michael D. (February 21, 2023). "Biden's Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^"Plane, motorcade, train: How Joe Biden got to Kyiv in secret". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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^Al Jazeera Staff. "How the US reacted to Biden's visit to Ukraine". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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