US first lady Jill Biden makes unannounced visit to Ukraine

US first lady Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine Sunday to hold a Mother’s Day meeting with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenskyy.

Jill Biden traveled by road from Slovakia to Uzhorod, a village that borders Ukraine.

“I wanted to come on Mother’s Day. I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine,” Biden told reporters.

This Mother’s Day, I wanted to be with Ukrainian mothers and their children.

Over the last few months, far too many Ukrainians have had to flee their homes – forcing them to leave behind their loved ones. pic.twitter.com/zjtMv5ey0B
— Jill Biden (@FLOTUS) May 8, 2022