Mr Zelenskyy says he and Mr Biden discussed long-range weapons, while Mr Biden says Ukraine will get a new military aid package worth $500 million to be announced on Tuesday
0:59US President Joe Biden has visited the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion on 24 February last year.
Mr Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin thought Ukraine was"weak and the West was divided" and"thought he could outlast us" but added -"he was dead wrong". He added that there will be more sanctions on Russia"against elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia's war machine".Addressing reporters in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy described Mr Biden's visit as an"extremely important sign of support for all Ukrainians".
The unannounced trip comes after the White House said last week that there were no plans for the president to cross into Ukraine during his visit to Poland this week, to mark the anniversary of Russia's invasion.Pic: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Reuters
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