Yellen Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine to Reinforce US Support
- Yellen praises Ukraine’s financial management, responsibility
- Polls show Americans growing more skeptical on backing Ukraine
Janet Yellen at a memorial outside of St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, in Kyiv, on Feb. 27.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made an unannounced trip to Ukraine to reinforce the Biden administration’s support and highlight the economic aid that’s helping keep the embattled nation’s schools, hospitals and other essential services running as Russia’s invasion enters its second year.
Coming a week after President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to the capital, Yellen’s trip — arriving by train Monday under similar secrecy — is intended both to emphasize globally Washington’s commitment to Ukraine and demonstrate back home why the country needs billions of dollars in non-military aid.