Former US Vice President Mike Pence visited Ukraine on Thursday as a sign of Kiev’s support in the war against Russia, in the context of which the Republican candidates for the US presidency in 2024 have different positions on America’s role in this war. , reports CNN.
Pence met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the presidential palace in Kyiv. He told her that he is determined to support Ukraine more than ever, News.ro quotes.
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Pence visited a care center in Kyiv for children from the occupied territories or deported to Russia, honored the wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine and visited the Orthodox Church of St. Michael.
During the visit, he stopped in three towns and villages – Buchi, Irpin and Mosun – on the outskirts of Kyiv, which were heavily damaged by bombings and where atrocities were committed against the civilian population during the Russian occupation in 2022, where he met with residents and laid flowers at memorial to the victims of war.
“The American people are praying with you and supporting you,” he told some of the families he met in Irpin.
The former vice president strongly supports American aid to Ukraine against the Russian invasion, saying it is in America’s best interest.
This support has created a gulf between the Republican Party candidates in the 2024 presidential election.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former South Carolina Senator Tim Scott are supporting Ukraine, and former US President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are calling for American aid. under question
Pence is not visiting Ukraine for the first time since the Russian invasion.
In March, long before he announced his candidacy for the presidency, Pence visited the Ukrainian border and met with refugees from the war.
Both visits were organized by the American evangelical charitable organization Samaritan’s Purse, which is headed by Pastor Franklin Graham. Both the former vice president and his wife Karen were volunteers in this organization, News.ro cites.
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