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Joanna Kakissis

Biden visits Kyiv to show solidarity, says 'One year later, Ukraine still stands'

President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk in front of St. Michael's cathedral in Kyiv ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, an audacious and somewhat risky trip aimed at expressing solidarity with Ukrainians as Russia's invasion of their country heads into a second year.

Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announced a half a billion dollars of additional assistance to Ukraine — and said there would be new sanctions on Russia — with details to be released in the coming days.

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