U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine, days ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, saying he was there to “show our support for the nation’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
In Photos: Biden Makes Unannounced Visit to Ukraine
![President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3f40-08db135491f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, Feb. 20, 2023, in Kyiv.
![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden speak to Metropolitan Epifaniy I, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, inside the Saint Michael's cathedral, in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-7f77-08db1359fb3a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden speak to Metropolitan Epifaniy I, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, inside the Saint Michael's cathedral, in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023.
![U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-655a-08db1355217e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023.
![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a meeting in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c1a4-08db1359fb34_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a meeting in Kyiv, Feb. 20, 2023, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.