# Biden surprise — a visit to Kyiv {2023-02-20}

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion, breaking-news\
**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-surprise-a-visit-to-kyiv-2023-02-20/980086 "2023-02-20T14:56:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-surprise-a-visit-to-kyiv-2023-02-20/980086/1 "2023-02-20T14:56:35Z")

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This should get you past the WSJ paywall… hopefully:

> **[Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv in Show of Support for Ukraine](https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-biden-visits-ukraine-for-first-time-since-russias-invasion-30a7c8d3)**
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> The president pledged half a billion dollars of additional aid on his trip to the Ukrainian capital, his first since the start of Russia’s invasion almost exactly a year ago.

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