Local Ukrainians say they are surprised and encouraged by the U.S. president's visit with his Ukrainian counterpart in Kyiv.
"It shows solidarity. It shows the good should prevail, and I think that hopefully it’s a sign to Russia to stop this ," she said.
Barua was not the only local Ukrainian who was surprised by the visit. So was Ukrainian historian Ihor Lylo, who is currently in residence at UC San Diego. Lylo said this moment is one for the books: Biden is the first American president to visit Ukraine since George W. Bush. It's also the first time in modern American history that a U.S. president visited a country involved in a war without American troops."This short visit just shows for all of Ukrainians we have hope," Lylo said."We are responsible about Ukraine, we stand with Ukraine ...
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