Vice President Joe Biden is headed home after a whirlwind trip to Ukraine.
Biden traveled to Kiev to meet with a handful of government leaders and send a message of support for Ukraine’s democracy, unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, a senior U.S. official said. Biden also went to speak to all Ukrainians and to call for urgent implementation of the agreement reached in Geneva last week.
Although he was only there for 36 hours, Biden met with acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Ukrainian legislators from the Rada and a group of civil society leaders at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. The vice president also made an unannounced stop at St. Michael's Monastery, which provided refuge for injured and hungry protesters during the months-long protests in Kiev.