Biden to mark Ukraine invasion anniversary with Poland trip
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) visiting Mr Joe Biden at the White House in December 2022.
PHOTO: AFP
Follow topic:
WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden will mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Mr Biden will travel on Feb 20 to 22, meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and also members of the Bucharest Nine, a group of members from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in Eastern Europe, said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
He will “discuss our bilateral cooperation as well as our collective efforts to support Ukraine and bolster Nato’s deterrence”, she said.
Mr Biden will give a speech to mark the Feb 24 one-year anniversary of “Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, addressing how the United States has rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and democracy”, she said.
Mr Biden’s trip will coincide with a State of the Nation address in Moscow by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb 21.
Poland is the main hub for refugees and where Western military aid, much of it coming from the US, funnels through to Ukraine.
However, Mr Biden is considered unlikely to visit neighbouring Ukraine due to security concerns.
Numerous European leaders have visited the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
Mr Biden’s wife, First Lady Jill Biden, made a surprise visit in May 2022 to western Ukraine. AFP
