The US President uses the trip to rally support for Ukraine, on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a major speech unpicking nuclear accords with Washington.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleFresh from an unannounced visit to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has rallied NATO allies in Poland, proclaiming "unwavering" support for Kyiv and a commitment to bolstering the alliance's eastern flank.
Mr Biden used the trip to rally support for Ukraine as the war enters its second year with no end in sight, on the same day that Russian PresidentEarlier on Tuesday, Mr Biden met NATO ally Polish President Andrzej Duda, one of the most vocal proponents of stronger Western support for Kyiv. That followed an unannounced trip on Monday to Ukraine, marking the first time in recent memory that a US president has made such a journey to a country at war without US troops on the ground controlling the area.
"When President Putin ordered his tanks to roll into Ukraine, he thought we would roll over," Mr Biden said.
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