US first lady Jill Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

US first lady Jill Biden meets with Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, outside a public school in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, May 8, 2022. (Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS)

US first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Sunday to show support for its people amid Russia’s invasion, visiting a school that is serving as a temporary shelter and meeting Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, according to a pool report.

“I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine,” Biden said.

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