Monday marks the birthday of George Washington, which is also known as Presidents’ Day. Today, Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine on Monday ahead of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country. During his visit, Biden announced $500 million of additional assistance to Ukraine.
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The POTUS was seen walking across the Ukrainian capital with the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky as air raid sirens sounded in the area. While the president was praised by many for braving the visit, a number of GOP members slammed him for abandoning his own country on the federal holiday and showing up on a different land.