Ukraine war latest: Biden in Kyiv, China's top diplomat to visit Moscow ahead of Russia's all-out war anniversary

Just days before the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden paid a surprise visit to Kyiv in a show of "unwavering" support to the country.

"One year later, Kyiv stands," Biden said after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the presidential palace in Kyiv. "And Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you."

During the five-hour-long visit, Biden and Zelensky had a tet-a-tet meeting at the Mariinsky Palace, visited St. Michael's Monastery, and honored the protesters killied during the EuroMaidan Revolution.

Exactly nine years ago, on Feb. 20, 2014, Ukraine went through the bloodiest day of the EuroMaidan Revolution, also known as the Revolution of Dignity. The three-month-long anti-govenment nationwide uprising culminated in late February, when law enforcement opened fire at unarmed demonstrators. The revolution led to the ousting of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych and cemented Ukraine’s aspiration to move West.