Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady

Source: AP

UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to western Ukraine on Sunday, holding a surprise Mother’s Day meeting with the nation’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, as Russia presses its punishing war in the eastern regions.

Biden traveled under the cloak of secrecy, becoming the latest high-profile American to enter Ukraine during its 10-week-old conflict with Russia.

“I wanted to come on Mother’s Day,” Biden told Zelenska. “I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine.”

The first lady traveled by vehicle to the town of Uzhhorod, about a 10-minute drive from a Slovakian village that borders Ukraine. She spent about two hours in Ukraine.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-jill-biden-migration-slovakia-d22b406bd735c1899a55ba656cbbc317

When I saw where she was visiting yesterday, I had a good feeling she was going to do this. What a big "FU" to Putin.

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Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady (Original post)	oldsoftie	May 2022	OP
She is awesome and I'm not surprised	badhair77	May 2022	#1
She probably would have charged for a visit.	oldsoftie	May 2022	#9
Oh god, you're right.	badhair77	May 2022	#10
Hey, ap, it is Dr. Jill Biden.	niyad	May 2022	#2
She is a MAJOR contrast to M------	young_at_heart	May 2022	#3
Can you see Malaria doing that?	appleannie1	May 2022	#4
What, and upstage tfg?	getagrip_already	May 2022	#5
I am so glad that we have a real FLOTUS like Dr. Jill Biden	LetMyPeopleVote	May 2022	#6
When I heard she was in the region, that is the first thing I thought of...	getagrip_already	May 2022	#7
Jill Biden, in Europe, makes surprise visit to Ukraine	LetMyPeopleVote	May 2022	#8
FLOTUS has a meeting	llashram	May 2022	#11
Empathy and Class	Bayard	May 2022	#12
This makes me smile	LetMyPeopleVote	May 2022	#13
First lady Jill Biden greets Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ou	riversedge	May 2022	#16
The former FLOTUS and TFG would have been received by Putin on a day like today instead.	ffr	May 2022	#14
This needs to be repeated. And highlight UKR's successes because of Western help	oldsoftie	May 2022	#15

Response to oldsoftie (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 09:22 AM

badhair77 (3,615 posts)

1. She is awesome and I'm not surprised

she crossed the border. Great optics to meet the First Lady especially since she’s kept a low profile. The former First Lady would never have ventured on such a visit.

Jill Biden pays surprise visit to Ukraine, meets first lady

1. She is awesome and I'm not surprised

9. She probably would have charged for a visit.

10. Oh god, you're right.

2. Hey, ap, it is Dr. Jill Biden.

3. She is a MAJOR contrast to M------

4. Can you see Malaria doing that?

5. What, and upstage tfg?

6. I am so glad that we have a real FLOTUS like Dr. Jill Biden

7. When I heard she was in the region, that is the first thing I thought of...

8. Jill Biden, in Europe, makes surprise visit to Ukraine

11. FLOTUS has a meeting

12. Empathy and Class

13. This makes me smile

16. First lady Jill Biden greets Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ou

14. The former FLOTUS and TFG would have been received by Putin on a day like today instead.

15. This needs to be repeated. And highlight UKR's successes because of Western help