Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv: ‘One year later, Ukraine stands. Democracy stands’

US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, December 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, December 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

US President Joe Biden makes a surprise trip to Kyiv ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Biden meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital on his first visit to the country since the start of the conflict.

“One year later, Kyiv stands. And Ukraine stands. Democracy stands,” he says.

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