Jill Biden is using her second solo overseas trip to get an up-close look at the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
First lady Jill Biden talks to reporters before boarding a plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 5, 2022, as she heads to Romania and Slovakia. – For weeks, first lady Jill Biden has been transfixed by the news coming out of Ukraine, by the bombings and scenes of “parents weeping over their children’s broken bodies in the streets,” as she said in a recent speech.
Biden, who opens the visit Friday in Romania, told reporters traveling with her Thursday night, “It’s so important to the president and to me that the Ukrainian people know that we stand with them.” She said earlier in the week she wants the refugees to know “their resilience inspires me.”after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, triggering Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
The centerpiece of the first lady's trip comes Sunday — Mother's Day — when Biden, a mother of three, meets with displaced Ukrainians who sought refuge across the border in Slovakia.
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