INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US President Joe Biden promised new military aid for Ukraine worth $500 million during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, almost a year to
the day since Russia&s invasion, Reuters reported. In a trip showing solidarity with Kyiv, Biden also said additional sanctions would be
announced this week against the Russian elite and companies trying to evade sanctions to &back the Russian war machine&. The military aid
package will include artillery ammunition, anti-armour systems and air surveillance radars &to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial
bombardments,& he said. &Freedom is priceless
It is worth fighting for as long as it takes
And that&s how long we&re going to be with you, Mr
As long as it takes,& Biden told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy after talks. Biden appeared to make no mention of fighter jets, which
Ukraine has been seeking from Western allies to help it push back the Russian forces, read the report. Air raid sirens blared as Biden, 80,
walked with Zelenskiy through central Kyiv but there were no reports of Russian missile or air strikes, Reuters reported. &The cost that
Ukraine has had to pay is extraordinarily high
Sacrifices have been far too great,& Biden told reporters. Describing the trip as &historic&, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said
both Biden and Zelenskiy were pleased with their talks and that the visit sent a message of resolve to Russia, which he called &the
swamp&. &This visit is the victory of the Ukrainian people and President Zelenskiy… It is a clear signal to the swamp & no one is afraid
of you!& he said. Visiting Kyiv for the first time since Russia&s invasion on Feb
24, 2022, Biden said Washington would stand with Ukraine as long as it takes. He said his trip was intended to &reaffirm our unwavering and
unflagging commitment to Ukraine&s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.& BIGGEST SUPPLIER OF MILITARY ASSISTANCE Washington
has been by far the largest supplier of military assistance to help Ukraine repel better-equipped Russian invaders
Kyiv expects a major new Russian offensive soon, and some military analysts say the offensive is already under way. &This visit of the US
president to Ukraine, the first for 15 years, is the most important visit in the entire history of Ukraine-US relations,& Zelenskiy
said. Zelenskiy&s chief of staff posted photographs of Biden in sun glasses walking side-by-side with Zelenskiy, who was wearing his
trademark military-style clothing
Biden wore a blue and yellow striped tie. In a speech, Biden commended Ukraine&s courage during the war, adding: &I knew I would be
back.& The air raid sirens wailed while Zelenskiy and Biden were at the St Michael&s Golden-Domed Cathedral on a square in central Kyiv
where burnt-out Russian tanks have been placed, Reuters reported. Biden&s trip fell on the day that Ukraine marks the deaths of more than
100 people & now known as the Heavenly Hundred & at anti-government protests that eventually toppled a Moscow-backed president in
2014. After visiting the cathedral, Biden and Zelenskiy laid wreaths at the Wall of Memory for Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting
Russia. Several main roads in central Kyiv were closed off to traffic on Monday morning
Drivers stood waiting in traffic as gathering crowds of pedestrians peered over barricades to get a glimpse of who had come to the capital,
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