Joe Biden’s Surprise Visit To Ukraine: Reporters Kept Trip Secret As President Traveled With Small Group Amid Security Concerns
deadline.comJust after 5 AM ET on Monday, networks started to break in to regular programming for special reports that President Joe Biden had made a surprise trip to Ukraine.
By then, the president was already in Kyiv, had traveled there during a long trip by train from Poland, with the news breaking when an embargo broke on coverage. “I’m here to show our unwavering support for the nation’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Biden said as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Marinsky Palace.
NBC News was up at 5:03 AM ET with anchor Peter Alexander, and other networks doing their own reports throughout the morning.
The visit may have been a surprise, but it was not unexpected: Coming up on the first anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine, Biden had scheduled a trip to Poland this week.
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