Moscow: Before the completion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine war, US President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday. This was US President Biden’s first visit since the invasion of Ukraine. Now the news is coming that Russia’s Federal Security Service was informed about Biden’s visit. Alexander Bortnikov, director of the Russian intelligence agency, said on Tuesday that he was not given any security guarantees during Biden’s visit.
According to PTI, Federal Security Service (FSB) director Bortnikov said in an interview with Shot Telegram channel, “In fact, the United States informed Russia through diplomatic channels about Biden’s visit to Kyiv.” But we did not give any guarantee of their safety. An American official said that Russia was informed about the visit a few hours before the departure of President Biden. Bortnikov said that the Russian and US special services continue to cooperate, especially in the fight against international terrorism. The official Tass news agency quoted Bortnikov as saying, ‘This cooperation is ongoing. Naturally, it is not at the level it used to be, so it benefits nobody. We are all interested in maintaining relations.
Biden’s highly secretive visit came after 12 months of Kyiv struggle. Biden has also announced an aid package after meeting Zelensky. He announced half a billion dollars in aid, saying that the package also included more military equipment, including artillery ammunition and howitzers. During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden said, “One year later, Kyiv stands.” Democracy stands. Americans stand with you and the world stands with you.
The United States and other Western countries are sending arms and ammunition to Ukraine in hopes of changing the course of the war. According to a White House statement, the purpose of Biden’s appearance in Kyiv was to reaffirm his “unwavering commitment to the democracy, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
