Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Sergey Supinski / AFP via Getty Images
The United States is considering sending a senior official to Ukraine in the near future in solidarity with the country amid its war with Russia, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Times on Wednesday.
The employee will go to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have visited neighboring countries, but no US officials have entered Ukraine publicly.
The man familiar with the matter told the Times that security concerns made Biden or Harris unlikely to make the high-risk trip to Kyiv. Instead, the idea of sending a cabinet or senior military officer who will need a smaller security team is being explored. Usually, when a high-ranking U.S. official visits a military zone, it is not announced until they arrive – and in the most sensitive cases, it is not made public until they leave.
Several world leaders met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kyiv this month, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Estonian President Alar Karis, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Latvian President Egils Levits.
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