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White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki ended questions Friday about whether President Biden would travel to Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia.
“No, no,” Psaki said in response to questions from Pod Save America podcasts about whether the administration was even considering sending the president to Kyiv.
President Biden boarding Air Force One to fly to Warsaw, in Jasionka, near Rzeszow, Poland, March 25, 2022 (Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein)
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There has been speculation that Biden will visit the war-torn country after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s trip to Ukraine last week.
Asked by reporters Thursday whether he was personally ready to travel to Kyiv, Biden said yes.
“He is ready for anything,” Psaki said on Friday. “The man likes fast cars and aviators. He is ready to go to Ukraine. It is true that he does.
“We are not sending the president to Ukraine,” she added firmly.
Psaki said Johnson had taken an eight-hour train ride through a military zone to reach Kyiv and meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as a show of support after weeks of a deadly Russian invasion.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky are walking the streets of Kyiv. (Twitter / @ BorisJohnson)
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“This is not in the plans of the President of the United States,” Psaki said. “Maybe we should all be relieved.”
Biden said Thursday that the United States is considering sending a senior administration official, and reports have surfaced this week suggesting Secretary of State Anthony Blinken or Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin could embark on the eastward campaign.
Late last month, Biden traveled to Warsaw, Poland, to meet with NATO allies and Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee amid Russia’s invasion.
The president vehemently condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin and called him a “butcher” after meeting with Ukrainian refugees – millions of whom crossed Polish borders to escape the violence.
But when asked by reporters whether he planned to cross into Ukraine at the time, he said he would not be able to for security reasons.
President Biden meets with Ukrainian refugees and aid workers during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, on March 26, 2022 (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)
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“Part of my disappointment is that I can’t see it first hand, as I do elsewhere,” Biden said. “They will not let me, understandably, I guess, cross the border and see what is happening in Ukraine.
The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia were among the first national leaders to visit Ukraine last month.
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