US President Joe Biden is heading to Poland for a two-day go to to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, returning to the area because the warfare enters a risky new part and not using a clear path to peace.
Biden will arrive in Warsaw on Tuesday the place he’ll meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the White Home mentioned in a press release Sunday.
“The President will ship remarks forward of the one 12 months anniversary of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, addressing how america has rallied the world to assist the individuals of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and democracy, and the way we are going to proceed to face with the individuals of Ukraine for so long as it takes,” the assertion mentioned.
One 12 months in the past, Biden was urgently warning a sometimes-skeptical world {that a} huge buildup of Russian troops alongside Ukraine’s borders was the precursor to warfare. On the time, even some inside his personal authorities questioned the flexibility of the Ukrainians to face up to an invasion, predicting the upcoming fall of the capital Kyiv.
As an alternative, Ukrainian fighters have held the capital and proceed to withstand Russian makes an attempt to regulate territory, helped by a large inflow of Western weapons, ammunition and gear. The warfare has change into a grinding battle that US officers say may final for months and even years.
It has come to form Biden’s international coverage, the fallout reverberating within the world economic system and resulting in newfound unity between america and its European allies.
Biden’s aides have been planning for a number of weeks how they’ll mark the anniversary of the invasion, together with doubtlessly a significant tackle. They hope to emphasise the resilience of the Ukrainian individuals whereas stressing the significance of unity within the unsure months forward.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is at the moment making ready for an anticipated Russian offensive within the spring, interesting to Western governments for extra help and weaponry to assist maintain the struggle.
