U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden evening arrived in Ukraine on Thursday, Nov. 20.
The aircraft with the American delegation landed at Boryspil Airport.
A statement available on the embassy website says that Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Nov. 21.
“In these meetings, the Vice President will convey his congratulations for Ukraine’s successful democratic elections while also noting the need to quickly move ahead with forming a new government. The Vice President will also discuss Russia’s ongoing violations of the September 5th Minsk agreement,” it said.
The vice president’s wife, Dr. Jill Biden, will visit a local Adventist Development and Relief Agency (“ADRA”) site, where she will meet with internally displaced persons. “Then, she will drop by and deliver brief remarks at a Humanitarian Assistance Working Group meeting,” it said.
Jill Biden and First Lady of Ukraine Maryna Poroshenko also plan to visit wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a military hospital in Kyiv.
