Biden’s covert trip to Kyiv

President Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine was the first trip by a U.S. leader to a warzone outside the control of the U.S. military


C-32 – configured version of Boeing 757


1 2

GERMANY
POLAND
Warsaw
BELARUS
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Crimea
Moscow
RUSSIA
Russian control
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
200km 125 miles


1 Feb 19, 4:15am*: Air Force C-32 plane departs Andrews Air Force Base with handful of close aides, security agents, medical team and two journalists sworn to secrecy

2 17.13: Arrives at Germany’s Ramstein Air Base, taking off at 18:29 after refuelling

3 19:57: Lands at Rzeszow- Jasionka Airport in Poland. Motorcade of 20 cars driven without sirens to small city of Przemysl

4 21:37: Train departs Przemysl

5 Feb 20, 02:00: Four hours after Biden crosses Ukraine border, and having already informed Kremlin of trip, White House falsely states he is still in Washington

6 08:07: Train arrives in Kyiv after 700km, 10-hour overnight journey

7 13:10: Biden’s motorcade returns to train station to commence journey back to Poland

8 20:45: Train arrives at Przemysl. Zelensky describes visit as “Historic. Timely. Brave.”


*All times local


Sources: AP, NYT, White House
Picture: Getty Images 
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