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Europe bureau chief Steve Cannane

Over the ring of air raid sirens, US President Biden’s visit to Ukraine sends thunderous message of western unity to Putin

Presidents Zelenskyy and Biden cast a powerful symbol of unity as the pair toured the Ukrainian capital. (AP: Evan Vucci)

The symbolism could not have been more powerful.

Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine and tried to overthrow its government, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embraced US President Joe Biden near the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv, which commemorates the heroism of thousands of soldiers who have died since Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014.

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