The US president will announce in Kiev the “delivery of critical equipment, including artillery munitions, anti-tank systems and aerial surveillance radars to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial bombardment,” the White House said in a statement.
Biden will also announce “additional sanctions against elites and companies that are trying to flee or help Russia’s war machine”, stressing that the United States has built a “coalition of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific to help defend Ukraine with strong support. unprecedented military, economic and humanitarian support – and that support will endure.”
The White House had revealed that Biden would visit Poland on Tuesday, but it turned out to be a pretext for entering Ukraine and meeting Zelensky. According to “The New York Times”, the US Government had denied the visit for security reasons. Sirens warning of an airstrike were heard in the Ukrainian capital as Biden and Zelensky walked side by side outside a church.
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