US national security advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine is not planned for President Joe Biden.
During an appearance on the program, moderator Chuck Todd asked Sullivan if Biden would make the trip after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit over the weekend.
In a tweet on Saturday, Johnson confirmed that he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and said, “we’re setting out a new package of financial & military aid, which is a testament of our commitment to his country’s struggle against Russia’s barbaric campaign.”
In response to Todd’s question, Sullivan said, “President Biden doesn’t currently have any plans to travel to Kyiv.”
“But what I will tell you is he sits in the Oval Office and in the Situation Room on a daily basis, organizing and coordinating the world when it comes to the delivery of weapons,” Sullivan continued. “And you heard from the Ukrainian foreign minister; no one has given more than the United States. And the United States is at the center of the effort to deliver from other countries.”
During the interview, Sullivan said Biden “looks forward” to heading to Kyiv again, but the administration is not “currently planning a trip.”
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