visit poland, wasn t it? that was due to be in the next couple of days. this is all ahead of the anniversary of the war on ukraine. let s get to nic, he joins us here at the desk. i mean, obviously, this was out of the blue because of the massive security concerns. traveling overseas, it s not the first time that the president has done this, traveling without full disclosure what s happening. very tightly held information. very important for ukraine that the u.s. president should go there. remembering it wasn t so long that president zelenskyy himself visited the white house. that was when the white house committed to tanks which was a big moment because it allowed and paved the way for other nations to commit their tanks to ukraine. so, looking for what was said, what was discussed, what was announced but the symbolism, of course, is there, president biden visiting ukraine just a couple days ahead of the anniversary, the first anniversary, of russia s invasion of ukraine.
details you re learning about the meeting? reporter: so, bianca, we were able to watch it really all unfold, although we had to stance quite a distance back from the windows. we had different security personnel coming in at different times, asking to us close curtains, to turn off cameras and they did not allow anyone, needless to say, to step out on the yeah. you can probably seif behind me, this is st. michael s church, and then just down there by the wall of the fallen soldiers, i believe you can still see the actual wreaths that president biden and president zelenskyy laid by that wall. they walked behind two soldiers who placed the wreaths. they were out for about just really five minutes, coming out of that church. and standing in the main plaza there. but it was not an insignificant moment. there were air raid sirens wailing, due to mig activity
been consistently asking for rejecting up to this point. but this visit signifials a dramatic shift but a working meeting as well. just as when president zelenskyy made his visit to washington back in december. it also underscores there s been a rapid evolution over the course of last year when it comes to the type of military assistance that the u.s. is willing to provide. at one point, tanks were off the terrible. missile systems off the table, na and that progression is important i think this visit underscores that progression is likely to continue. when and in what form is an open question. but as you noted, the president did announce another $500 million in aid assistance coming. and others are able to do the same over the course of the next few days as much as we talk about the nuts and bolts, the
visit poland, wasn t it? that was due to be in the next couple of days. this is all ahead of the anniversary of the war on ukraine. let s get to nic, he joins us here at the desk. i mean, obviously, this was out of the blue because of the massive security concerns. traveling overseas, it s not the first time that the president has done this, traveling without full disclosure what s happening. very tightly held information. very important for ukraine that the u.s. president should go there. remembering it wasn t so long that president zelenskyy himself visited the white house. that was when the white house committed to tanks which was a big moment because it allowed and paved the way for other nations to commit their tanks to ukraine. so, looking for what was said, what was discussed, what was announced but the symbolism, of course, is there, president biden visiting ukraine just a couple days ahead of the anniversary, the first anniversary, of russia s invasion of ukraine. this is ve