Joe Biden will be in Poland on Friday

To further solidify his support for Ukraine, Joe Biden will be physically present in Europe this week. The American president will travel to Warsaw on Friday to meet his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, the White House announced on Sunday.

“The President will discuss how the United States, alongside our allies and partners, responds to the humanitarian and human rights crisis that Russia’s unwarranted and unprovoked war on Ukraine has created” , said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Joe Biden’s trip will come after his visit to Belgium to meet leaders of NATO, the G7 and the European Union.

Joe Biden will not go to Ukraine

“This trip will be focused on continuing to rally the world in support of the Ukrainian people and against President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” “But there are no plans to go to Ukraine,” said Jen Psaki.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his Czech and Slovenian counterparts traveled to kyiv last week as the Ukrainian capital comes under siege following Russia’s February 24 invasion of the country.

US Vice President Kamala Harris had already met Andrzej Duda in Warsaw in early March, both condemning Russia’s military action, especially against civilians. The United Nations has estimated that around 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes, of which around a third have gone abroad, mainly to Poland.