Biden says he's ready to go to Ukraine

Biden says he's ready to go to Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was still working with his team to determine whether he should dispatch a senior member of his administration to Ukraine.

"We're making that decision now," Biden said when asked whether he would send a senior official to Ukraine. Asked who he would send, Biden turned back to a reporter and said, "You ready to go?" But when asked if he'd like to go, the president said: 'Yeah.'

While Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are unlikely to visit Kyiv themselves anytime soon, officials have discussed sending Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin or Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Speaking Thursday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden "would love the opportunity to go to Ukraine to show solidarity with the Ukrainians," and that the possibility was discussed before Biden's trip to Warsaw last month.

The discussions included what kind of footprint it would require to ensure the President's safety, Sullivan said. But it was "not under any serious planning," he added, and he declined to comment further on reports that a senior US official might visit Kyiv in the near future.

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