President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Monday.
Biden appeared alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced that the U.S. would commit an additional $500M in military aid to Ukraine.
- Biden took a ten-hour train ride from the Polish border to Kyiv.
- Air-raid sirens blared as Biden walked alongside Zelensky through the streets of Kyiv in what will likely be one of the most iconic moments of his presidency.
- Biden said that the U.S. is "unwavering" in its support for Ukraine, and Zelensky described the visit as "the most important" moment in the history of Ukrainian-American diplomatic relations.
- The leaders discussed the possibility that the U.S. may supply advanced weapons to Ukraine, including "long range weapons."
- According to the New York Times, Biden is now more likely to provide some of the advanced weapons Kyiv has requested but opposes sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
- Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security advisor, said that the U.S. informed Russia of Biden's visit several hours before he arrived in Kyiv.
- Wang Yi, China's top diplomat, arrived in Moscow on Monday to wrap up a tour of Europe.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that Yi might meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that China is considering providing Russia with arms and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine.
