Meeting with Duda
Biden’s agenda also included a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda. The White House pays special attention to the planned Biden speech. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced that the US President wanted to “discuss the importance of this moment.” Biden wanted to explain once again why it is so important for the West to show determination towards Russia in the face of the war in Ukraine. Russia must be “responsible for its brutal war.”
Biden traveled to Rzeszów in south-eastern Poland on Friday and visited American troops stationed there. The city is only about 90 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. During his visit, Biden also emphasized that he would like to get a better idea of the situation. However, security considerations prevented him, for example, from going to Ukraine. In Rzeszów, together with President Duda, he also got to know the work of aid organizations that look after refugees. So far, almost 2.24 million people from Ukraine have come to Poland, most of them have stayed there.