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Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine for first time since full-scale war began
CNN ^ | 5:06 AM EST, Mon February 20, 2023 | Kevin Liptak

Posted on 02/20/2023 2:18:05 AM PST by Zhang Fei

President Joe Biden visited Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, demonstrating in dramatic personal fashion his commitment to the country and its struggle as the war enters an uncertain new phase.

While in Kyiv, Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as first lady Olena Zelenska at the Ukrainian presidential palace.

Biden’s visit comes at a critical moment in the 12-month conflict, with Russia preparing for an expected spring offensive and Ukraine hoping to soon retake territory. The United States and other western nations have been rushing arms, tanks and ammunition to Ukraine in the hopes of changing the trajectory of the war.

By visiting in person, Biden is offering a singular image of American support for Zelensky, who has spent the past year attempting to rally the world behind his home nation and appealing for greater levels of assistance.

Zelensky himself traveled to Washington in December to meet Biden in the Oval Office and speak to a joint session of Congress – his first trip outside Ukraine since the war began.

The Ukrainian leader invited Biden to visit Kyiv months ago, saying he believed it was important for the US leader to see the situation up close.

“I think he’s the leader of the United States, and that’s why he should come here to see,” Zelensky said in April during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. As recently as last week, Zelensky said his invitation for Biden to visit Ukraine remained open, even as he acknowledged there were other means for them to speak.

“President Biden and I meet occasionally. You know that we have invited the President. I think he will be happy to visit Ukraine if he has the opportunity.

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To: Vision

Biden is just a corrupt puppet.


81 posted on 02/20/2023 4:56:51 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: McGruff
This is what "America Last" looks like.

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82 posted on 02/20/2023 5:02:57 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Zhang Fei
Giving them ALL of our weapons, and a TRILLION or more of OUR money, so we are left with NOTHING BUT DEBT!!

Dumbass, HIGH HEWITT is OVER THE MOON FOR BIDEN!!!!

He is the RUDEST person on Radio.

83 posted on 02/20/2023 5:03:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Thought so. Once Nanzi did it, he would, too.


84 posted on 02/20/2023 5:03:30 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Zhang Fei
LOL!

From yesterday:
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday that there are “no plans” for President Biden to enter Ukraine during his upcoming trip to Poland

I guess that was giving notice that he'd be there...

85 posted on 02/20/2023 5:03:46 AM PST by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: imabadboy99

Everything regarding Brandon is a head-fake or a lie masking the truth or something worse.

“Brandon’s not going to Ukraine.”That mean Brandon’s going to Ukraine.


86 posted on 02/20/2023 5:06:19 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Zhang Fei
Videos showing Biden and Zelensky openly strolling through Kyiv as air raid sirens are going off in the background is going to drive Putin crazy!
87 posted on 02/20/2023 5:06:33 AM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Zhang Fei

So his press Secretary lied to the faces of the press two days ago when she said “there are No plans to visit Ukraine”.

Typical.


88 posted on 02/20/2023 5:06:33 AM PST by jagusafr ( )
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To: McGruff

[President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride]

And I really trust the New York Times......


89 posted on 02/20/2023 5:07:05 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Zhang Fei

Hope Biden flew commercial. Per his administration we only have around ten years. Be nice if he suspended the war in the name of saving the planet.


90 posted on 02/20/2023 5:11:58 AM PST by CodeJockey ("The duty of a true Patriot is to protect his country from its government.” –Thomas Paine)
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To: Zhang Fei

Memories, memories!! A return to the playground of his vice-presidency.


91 posted on 02/20/2023 5:12:55 AM PST by elpadre (nd )
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To: imabadboy99

Zelensky was just here in Dec...now Biden visits Ukraine just weeks later? Sinister plots ahead?


92 posted on 02/20/2023 5:12:58 AM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Timber Rattler; marcusmaximus; Paul R.; Bruce Campbells Chin; PIF; familyop; MercyFlush; tet68; ...

Ukraine ping

Timber Rattler: [Videos showing Biden and Zelensky openly strolling through Kyiv as air raid sirens are going off in the background is going to drive Putin crazy!]


Putin’s probably chuckling at the stagecraft that Biden insisted on. The air raid sirens were just a bit of theater, since no missile attacks materialized. The White House obviously coordinated with the Russians. Biden gets hit, and Ukraine’s weapons deliveries suddenly ramp up. Not an outcome Putin would want.

As far as I can tell, this is just a photo op. Biden is showing off his foreign policy chops, such as they are.


93 posted on 02/20/2023 5:13:19 AM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Zhang Fei

Please note the following historical observance...

Russia is planning another spring offensive... didn’t the last spring offensive get bogged down in the mud?

Historically armies who have had spring offensives in Europe and in Western Asia usually get bogged down in the mud. The mud will win, everything else will lose.

We have our own geographical areas with the 5th season called Mud. The kandscaoe can be negotiated but the labor involved in negotiating a muddy terrain takes away any advantage or inertia almost immediately.


94 posted on 02/20/2023 5:16:17 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: imabadboy99

3 brain surgeries.

4 if you count his hair implants.

CC


95 posted on 02/20/2023 5:18:30 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Vision
Biden’s insanity has destabilized the world.

The people who support his foreign policy, including Republicans, are enabling his insanity.

96 posted on 02/20/2023 5:18:49 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: caww
Zelensky was just here in Dec

so Zelenskyy is comfortable with flying - overseas, even - but Putin, the threatening bully, is scared sh*tless to fly just inside his own country

so this war is showing us another difference between the two leaders, besides age, health, and marital status ...


97 posted on 02/20/2023 5:19:06 AM PST by canuck_conservative (start of Year Two - in just 4 days!!)
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To: elpadre

More than likely he has no idea where he is.


98 posted on 02/20/2023 5:19:12 AM PST by delta7
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To: buwaya

Your thinking is somewhat shallow and perhaps even naive.

Those here who can’t ever grasp the concept of a world beyond their own county lines could never comprehend the unspoken message delivered to Vladimer Putin and his Russian oligarch war criminals.

The Biden visit proclaims it is Russia against the western world. Biden is the symbol of wealth and prosperity and war making tools and equipment so far beyond the pitiful Russian capability their effort is doomed


99 posted on 02/20/2023 5:19:28 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day )
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To: Zhang Fei

So, the “Big Guy” wanted to pick up his cut of the latest scandal money (AKA “American taxpayer dollars”) in person?!?

What a POS! This is NOT America’s war, so why in the hell is a US President going to speak at and about this war?!?


100 posted on 02/20/2023 5:20:21 AM PST by ExTxMarine
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