First lady Jill Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
“I wanted to come in Mother’s Day,” Biden said before the start of a closed-door meeting between the two first ladies. “I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine.”“We understand what it takes for the U.S.
Previous first ladies have made overseas visits to support U.S. troops stationed abroad, but few have visited an active war zone on their own. In 2005, Laura Bush traveled solo to Kabul, where she met with women who were training to be teachers and gave presents to Afghan children on the street. Bush returned to Afghanistan in 2008.Jill Biden’s trip to this region comes at a high-stakes moment in American foreign policy, as the U.S.
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