Jill Biden goes to a school and meets with Zelensky’s wife, Olena Zelanska, who had not been seen in public since the start of the Russian invasion
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, He visited the town of Uzhhorod this Sunday on a trip to Ukrainian territory that had not been announced. The wife of Joe Biden He crossed the border from Slovakia at 2:41 p.m. and visited a school which now serves to shelter 163 displaced by the war.
There, Jill Biden has met with the Ukrainian first lady, Olena Zelenska, who had not been seen in public since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Biden and Zelenska have embraced and the former has given him a bouquet of flowers. White House sources have explained that both first ladies have been exchanging correspondence in recent weeks.
“I wanted to come on Mother’s Day. I think it is important to show the Ukrainian people that this war must stop, that it is being a brutal war and that the people of the United States are with the people of Ukraine”, Biden explained in statements to the press accompanying her on her trip. For her part, Zelenska thanked Biden for his “brave act”.
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“We know what it means for the first lady of the United States to come here during a war, when military actions happen on a daily basis, where bombardment sirens they sound every day, even today”, he pointed out. Both have held a private meeting after this meeting with the press and then they have visited a classroom where 15 children made crafts. Biden has later returned to Slovakia.
the ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, He has appreciated US support in the form of weapons and economic aid, but has repeatedly invited Biden to visit the country as a gesture in the face of the Russian military offensive. Washington has ruled out a visit for the moment, but this trip by Jill Biden is a accolade for Kyiv.