Readers respond to Question of the Week: Should President Joe Biden visit Ukraine?
Unequivocally yes
The president's presence will demonstrate his confidence as commander-in-chief of the free world's most competent armed forces and build esprit de corps of our forces and its NATO, SEATO and all other freedomfighter forces.
— Moses D. Alston, Walnut
President Biden should not go to Ukraine
It is too provocative a move and could lead to an acceleration of the war that could include the United States. The United States has given billions of dollars and equipment to fight the aggression of Putin. We need to keep Biden at home and not send any American soldiers or any other military advisors to Ukraine that could result in a maelstrom or whirlwind of more violence and more agitation due to Putin's diabolic state of mind. — Katherine Tripodes,
San Marino
I strongly suggest that Biden show his face in Ukraine, with Hunter
Other leaders from around the world have shown up there. Nancy Pelosi even showed up. Biden not showing up shows the world that the United States is weak and strongly suggests that Biden is scared and doesn't care about Ukraine, which is probably true.
Jill Biden just went, so why shouldn't he? He needs to see firsthand what the conditions are like over there considering all the financial aid we are giving Ukraine. We are already heading into World War III.
It's just a matter of time before this fully comes to pass. Maybe Hunter can go with him since he has connections with Burisma in Ukraine. So, hurry up and send him on his way.
— Helen Nees, Dove Canyon
Absolutely not to a president's visit to Ukraine
For what purpose? Symbolic support? We are giving Ukraine all the actual military support we are willing to give. If President Biden were to go to Ukraine, he's going to the middle of where bombs and missiles are falling daily.
I have no doubt Putin would not be able to resist the temptation. And what follows after that, WWIII? I don't know about anyone else, but I have no desire to spend the last days of my life in a nuclear winter for a symbolic gesture.
— Jim Davis, Murrieta