Professor Criekemans: “Biden’s visit to Kiev was a slap in the face to Putin”

Completely unexpected, US President Joe Biden paid a five-hour visit to the Ukrainian capital Kiev today. There he met his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he promised military support “as long as it is necessary”. According to professor of international politics David Criekmans (UAntwerp), Biden gave Russian President Putin a symbolic slap in the face with his visit, four days before the first ‘anniversary’ of the war.

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