Biden lands in Kyiv for surprise visit
for first anniversary of Russia's invasion:
President tells Putin his war is 'failing'
and gives Zelensky $500 million more in
new weapons as air raid sirens blare around
Ukraine's capital
Posted By: Imright, 2/20/2023 8:00:04 AM
President Joe Biden arrived in Kyiv on Monday morning on a surprise days before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and declared that Vladimir Putin had failed in his 'war of conquest.' His visit was shrouded in secrecy. He arrived after the hourslong train journey from Poland with a stripped down press traveling pool of just one reporter and a photographer. Air raid sirens blared across the besieged Ukrainian capital although there were no reports of Russian missile or air strikes.
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As in, brave, brave, brave, brave, Joe Biden ... he was not afraid to die, oh, brave Joe Biden. (Snip for Monty Python video clip) Which is about par for him, given that he's taken grandstanding congressional trips to places like Afghanistan, where he's come back with tales of himself as a hero.
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The long-range missiles matter. So do the super-accurate artillery shells, the surface-to-air missiles, and the winter weather gear; the training in the English countryside or the muddy Grafenwöhr maneuver grounds; and the intelligence provided from the eyes in space and the ears on airplanes that circle outside the battlezone. President Biden’s visit to Kyiv matters just as much as any of these.
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