Biden’s Kyiv Visit Lifts Spirits of War-Weary Ukrainians
The American president was the most prominent Western leader to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded, and the capital was swept up in the excitement.
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Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine’s Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds
President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration’s “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia’s invasion.
‘Americans Stand With You,’ Biden Says in Surprise Ukraine Visit
President Biden traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky nearly a year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
With an Eye on China, Philippines Moves Closer to U.S. Interests
Driven by worry about China’s aggression, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has adopted the most muscular foreign policy approach that the Philippines has seen in close to a decade.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Juan Manuel Santos Criticizes West’s Focus on Ukraine
Juan Manuel Santos, a former president of Colombia, said the Ukraine war was “sucking all the energy” away from fighting other challenges, including climate change.
President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
The SOTU address is mandated by the US Constitution, which in Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 provides that the President ‘shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient’.
Your Monday Briefing: A Testy Exchange Between the U.S. and China
Also, Vladimir Putin’s war narrative takes hold in Russia.
One Year Into War, Putin Is Crafting the Russia He Craves
In Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion has met setback after setback. But its effect at home has been very different.
Blinken Says He Warned China Against Providing Arms to Russia
Josep Borrell Fontelles told international leaders meeting in Munich that Western allies’ recent decision to provide Ukraine with tanks took too long.
Despite Help for Venezuelans in South America, Many Still Head to U.S.
Colombia, with U.S. help, is providing temporary visas to Venezuelan migrants. Still, financial struggles are leading many to leave for the United States.