Biden says not likely to go to Ukraine in coming Europe trip

Reuters
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U.S. President Biden meets with Sweden's Prime Minister Andersson and Finland's President Niinisto in Washington
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is not likely to visit Ukraine when he travels to Europe later this month for summits with Washington's allies.

Speaking to reporters, Biden also said he believes it is very likely that Ukraine will become a member of the European Union.

EU leaders later this week are expected to give their blessing to Ukraine becoming an official candidate to join, a decision that will be marked as a triumph in Kyiv as it fights Russia's invasion.

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh; Writing by Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Sandra Maler)