{"id":56588,"date":"2023-02-20T03:11:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56588"},"modified":"2023-02-20T12:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:11:51","slug":"biden-makes-surprise-visit-to-ukraine-one-year-into-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=56588","title":{"rendered":"Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine one year into the war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Nearly a year into the largest ground war in Europe since World War II,\u00a0President Biden<\/strong>\u00a0made a secret trip to besieged Kyiv today in a demonstration of U.S. support for Ukraine in the face of Russia\u2019s yearlong invasion.<\/p>\n

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The visit, which included a meeting with Ukrainian President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong>, was unannounced for security reasons before Biden flew again to Poland for meetings in Warsaw, as scheduled (Politico EU<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The New York Times<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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One year later, Kyiv stands,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Biden said in Kyiv.\u00a0\u201cUkraine stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you and the world stands with you.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Biden announced half a billion dollars in further aid to Ukraine,\u00a0\u201cincluding artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0according to a White House statement, and will detail further sanctions\u00a0\u201cagainst elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia\u2019s war machine\u201d\u00a0<\/em>later this week. Zelensky said today that he and Biden spoke about\u00a0\u201clong range weapons and the weapons that may still be supplied to Ukraine even though it wasn\u2019t supplied before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Biden\u2019s surprise visit comes as world leaders prepare to mark a year on Friday since Ukraine began its defense, and currently, there are no real signs of a way out of the conflict. Russian President\u00a0Vladimir Putin<\/strong>\u00a0shows no indication of giving in, and Ukraine, which has battled Russian invaders to a standstill, says it’s determined to gain ground during an expected spring offensive.<\/p>\n

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In Kyiv, Biden said Putin had miscalculated. \u201cHe\u2019s just been plain wrong<\/em>,\u201d he said standing with Zelensky.\u00a0\u201cOne year later, the evidence is right here in this room. We stand here together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Neither side appears primed for an outright military victory, and progress at the negotiating table seems just as unlikely (NPR<\/a>). Ukraine is depending on a brutal ground war and massive ammunition to attain a standstill against Russia,\u00a0as Kyiv prepares for a spring offensive launched by Moscow (CBS Sunday Morning<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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