Biden Makes 'Surprise' Visit to Ukraine,
Immediately Sets Off Multiple Controversies
Posted By: Dreadnought, 2/20/2023 10:59:06 AM
Americans woke up on Monday morning to the news of a surprise visit to Ukraine, by the President of the United States. Press outlets swooned as Joe Biden was seen walking around the streets of Kyiv with Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter donning his signature olive drab. There were even air raid sirens blaring in the background to really make the scene pop. I’m sort of in the middle on Ukraine aid, believing that some investment in diminishing Russia’s military by proxy is a net positive (but I want less overall and a lot more accountability). What I’m affirmatively against, though, is being gaslit
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