President Joe Biden will visit Poland this month to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, according to the White House.
Biden will be in Poland Feb. 20-22 and will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and members of the Bucharest Nine before delivering remarks commemorating the first anniversary of the war, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday. The Bucharest Nine comprises eastern flank NATO allies.
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Biden and Duda will “discuss our bilateral cooperation, as well as our collective efforts to support Ukraine and bolster NATO’s deterrence,” she said.
His speech will address “how the United States has rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their freedom and democracy, and how we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes,” she added in a separate statement.
Biden has downplayed speculation he will also stop in Ukraine during his trip. Biden last traveled to Rzeszow and Warsaw in Poland last March.
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“There’s a possibility I may go to Poland, but that’s all,” the president told reporters this week on the South Lawn.
“Ambassador, America is united in our support for your country,” he added to Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova during his State of the Union address. “We will stand with you as long as it takes.”
