Biden’s surprise visit to kyiv: journalists swear an oath of secrecy
The White House correspondent of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Sabrina Siddiqui, who followed the trip of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who yesterday went to the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, to brief Russia, explained the background of the visit.
As a result, Siddiqui and Associated Press (AP) reporter Evan Vucci were summoned to a “special meeting” in the office of White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield on Friday, February 17, which was also attended by present the president of the Association of Correspondents of the White House, Tamara Keith. Siddiqui stated that at the aforementioned meeting they were informed that Biden would visit kyiv and they were informed that the two journalists would be the ones who would follow up on this visit.
Siddiqui claimed they had sworn an oath of secrecy about the trip, reporting that they received an email titled “Golf Tournament Arrival Guide” with departure information from Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, early morning. from Sunday February 19, Saturday February 18, around 3 pm on Saturday February 18. Stating that they were at Andrews Base at 02:15 on Sunday morning, Siddiqui said their phones were taken from them and not given to them until they arrived at the US Embassy in Kiev for more than 24 hours.
Siddiqui noted that they did not see Biden board the plane, but they were informed that he boarded the plane with an announcement made around 04:00.
Stating that they saw very little around them due to their tour in the dead of night, Siddiqui claimed that they had no contact with the White House team, which acted with Biden, and that they stopped several times along the way for measurements. security additions. Siddiqui noted that they arrived at the Pasazhyrsky station in Kiev at 08:00 a.m. on Monday, February 20, local time, and Biden and the delegation accompanying him were received by the US Ambassador to Kiev, Bridget A. Brink.
Siddiqui said Biden said, “It’s good to be back in kyiv,” when he got off the train at 08:07.
For about a month, when reporters asked if Biden would visit Ukraine and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, President Biden and the White House team responded that “there is no such plan.” . (AA)