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President Biden ‘will visit Poland this month’ to mark one year since Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine
- President Joe Biden is expected to visit Poland in late February to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- The trip hasn’t been confirmed until the White House makes an official announcement, and plans could still change.
- The trip is aimed at drawing attention to Ukraine’s perseverance against Russia’s military campaign and demonstrating continued US support for Ukraine.
President Joe Biden is said to be planning a trip to Poland later this month to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The current idea is for the trip to take place at the end of February, although the White House has yet to make any official announcement.
So far, the National Security Council has refused to comment on the matter and it is also unclear if additional European stops will be made during the trip.
The war began on February 24, 2022, and Biden was said to be considering visiting Europe, including Poland, to commemorate the outbreak.
The White House is said to want to look at ways to highlight Ukraine’s resilience in the face of Russia’s military campaign while demonstrating America’s continued support for the Ukrainian people as the conflict enters its second year.
Biden’s trip hasn’t been confirmed until the White House makes an official announcement, and plans could still change.
President Zelensky and President Biden in the Oval Office on December 21, 2022
President Joe Biden is expected to visit Poland in late February to mark the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Pictured is a destroyed Russian tank with artwork by Italian street artist Tvboy, seen on Monday.
It would also allow Biden to strengthen ties and reinforce the unity of the US-Europe alliance.
The Biden administration recently committed more than $29.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including the provision of 31 Abrams tanks, according to the Defense Department.
The foreign policy adviser to the Polish president seemed sure there was a trip in the office.
“We already know for sure that President Joe Biden will respond positively to President Duda’s invitation and come to Poland,” Marcin Przydacz said on Saturday.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak ahead of a meeting, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine, last Friday.
The remains of a car and debris near a damaged residential building following a missile attack, in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Saturday, amid Russia’s invasion of the country. At least four people were injured after two Russian missiles hit downtown Kharkiv
“We have agreed with the US side that we will announce the date of this visit in due course, but I can assure you that it will be sooner rather than later,” he added.
Przydacz said preparations are underway for the visit which “meets the expectations of both the White House and the Polish side.”
“But for us it will be very important and crucial to continue supporting the security of Poland,” he added.
President Biden said last week that he would visit Poland but did not know when exactly.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council, seen last Friday
Ukrainian artillery crews fire on Russian positions in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. Artillery continues to play an important role in the war against Russian forces in the Donbass region
The potential visit comes as Ukraine’s armed forces prepare for an imminent all-out assault by renewed Russian forces, the officials said, as Putin and his commanders look to make gains before Western tanks can reach Kyiv.
Ukraine’s outgoing Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said yesterday that he expected Russia to launch a new attack against the partially occupied southern and eastern regions on or around the anniversary of the war on February 24.
This offensive could even come on February 15, a Ukrainian army adviser told the financial times.
Meanwhile, the tanks promised by the West are on their way to Ukraine, and some have already arrived in Poland, but it will be weeks before they are ready to be deployed on the front lines.
More than 130,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began, Kyiv claims.