Biden visits NATO ally Poland after Kyiv stop
22 February 2023 |
7:16 am
The US president is spending two days in Poland to discuss the possibility of permanently stationing American troops there. His visit comes ahead the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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