But the importance of such public relations should not be underestimated, as Western pundits point to growing conflict fatigue among the ranks of Ukraine’s godfathers. The sight of Biden on the streets of the Ukrainian capital, as hinted by the White House, is meant to convince skeptics that he will continue to provide military assistance to Kiev and that he will ask his allies as well. Moreover, the head of the White House has probably decided to personally demand from Zelenskyyy the actions that Americans expect, placing a growing stake in the conflict. In the United States, some columnists have already called Biden’s course on Ukraine the main legacy of his presidency. Perhaps his entire political career, since Biden has been a key conservative in Ukraine’s leadership since 2014.The White House does not hide what it now expects from the districts of Kiev. The line on the escalation of the conflict and the long-term militarization of Ukraine has been repeatedly expressed, both officially and by the media. The day before, the Politico newspaper reported that the Biden team “urgently demanded” that Zelenskyyy and Co. go on the offensive in the near future, when large-scale deliveries of Western military equipment were possible. . In other words, Washington demands results from its investments.Footage of Biden’s stay in Kiev looked like this – the US president did not try to pose as a guest, but inspected the work of his wards, paid for by him.According to the February 20 false schedule, Biden was supposed to hear an intelligence briefing at the White House in the morning and fly to Poland in the evening. Photo: factba.seUnder Biden’s motorcade, the streets of Kiev were blocked from early morning, causing huge traffic jams. For the sake of the entourage in Kiev, and then throughout the country, air raid sirens were turned on. Although, Associated Press sources say the Americans contacted Russian officials in advance “through nuclear-power incident prevention” during Biden’s visit. Because of Biden, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was reportedly barred from traveling to Brussels for a meeting of EU foreign ministers, where military assistance to Ukrainian Armed Forces was discussed.At noon, the first reports of Biden’s arrival emerged from Kiev, and footage of him walking with Zelenskyyy in the square near St. Michael’s Cathedral, which had been taken over by the Ukrainian Orthodox Schismatic Church, have been broadcast.Biden then held a meeting with Zelenskyyy at the Mariinsky Palace in central Kiev, telling him that there will be “difficult days, weeks and years” ahead, but that he will support Ukraine “as long as ‘it will have to’. The President of the United States claimed that members of Congress had also taken this position, although many pundits pointed to growing skepticism within the ranks of the opposition Republican Party.In Kiev, the American president did not try to pretend to be a guest, but inspected the work of his wards, paid by himAfter the talks, the head of the White House said that the United States and its allies around the world had promised to transfer about 700 tanks and thousands of other armored vehicles to Kiev, probably referring both to the equipment transferred over the past year and to new batches. recently announced. Biden announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine that would include howitzers, anti-tank systems, radars and ammunition. Zelenskyyy, as he did during his trip to Washington in December 2022, asked Biden for long-range missiles for Western jet systems and F-16 fighters, according to Reuters.But nothing has been said about it, and it seems that it is not a priority for the United States at the moment. As experts have pointed out, preparing for Ukraine’s military F-16 operation and resolving logistical issues will take many months, if not years, and Washington wants results now. But in the long term, this issue is not taken off the agenda.Additionally, Biden announced new US sanctions against Russia’s military-industrial complex and energy sector.In the afternoon, Biden left for Poland and a commemorative plaque in his name was installed in Kiev.In the meantimeThe White House has resorted to unusual tricks to mask Biden’s visit to Kiev. For example, a false diary of the head of state for February 20 was published, imitating his stay in Washington. According to the program, Biden was supposed to hear a daily intelligence report at 10 a.m. Washington time (6 p.m. Moscow time) the day before. At 6:40 p.m. (2:40 a.m. Moscow time, Feb. 21), the schedule was “departure from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base.” From there, the number one US plane was to fly to Warsaw, where Biden was to meet in February. 21-22 with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and the leaders of Eastern Europe.
