US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are among the candidates under consideration to visit the east European nation. It is reported that the United States is considering sending a “top-level official” to Ukraine to meet the war-torn nation’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Reports stated that it is more likely that secretary of state Antony Blinken or Lloyd Austin, the defence secretary, will be tasked with visiting Ukraine, which, on February 24, was invaded by its neighbour Russia.

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These reports come at a time when several European heads of state have gone to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to meet President Zelensky.

Earlier, European Commission president Ursula von der Loyen was in the city, while a day later, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was the visitor. However, while the former made a scheduled trip, the latter arrived on an impromptu one.

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Late last month, Biden made a four-day emergency visit to Europe to discuss the crisis with NATO and the European Union. During that same visit, the Democrat also went to Poland, Ukraine’s neighbour, which has taken in thousands of refugees from the country.

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On Wednesday, the US President announced an additional USD 800 million as military aid for Ukraine amid fears of a massive revamped assault by Russia.