President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attend a joint news briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
The Hill: White House gave Russia heads-up about Biden’s Ukraine visit for ‘deconfliction purposes’
The White House provided Russian officials with advance warning that President Biden would be traveling to Ukraine to mark the approaching anniversary of Russia’s invasion to avoid escalating tensions, administration officials said Monday.
“We did notify the Russians that President Biden would be traveling to Kyiv. We did so some hours before his departure for deconfliction purposes,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.
Sullivan did not detail how Moscow responded to the news, and officials were careful in sharing other details about the planning around Biden’s trip for security reasons.
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WNU Editor: That is what I figured. The Russians had to be in the loop that Biden was visiting Kyiv. My guess is that when Biden landed in Poland, the Russian embassy in Washington DC were notified that President Biden was going to Kyiv.
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Seems delighted about heads up.
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