"That's a real FLOTUS": Netizens shower praise on Jill Biden as she makes surprise visit to Ukraine

The first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, recently made a surprise visit to eastern Slovakia on Sunday and met the Ukrainian refugees. It was a part of the last day of her tour of Romania and Slovakia to visit the U.S. servicemen deployed there alongside the women and children who escaped the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Biden showed her support for the people and visited a school that is currently a temporary shelter. She also met Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska. Biden said:&quot;I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine.&quot;Jill Biden@FLOTUSThis Mother’s Day, I wanted to be with Ukrainian mothers and their children. Over the last few months, far too many Ukrainians have had to flee their homes – forcing them to leave behind their loved ones.176882618This Mother’s Day, I wanted to be with Ukrainian mothers and their children. Over the last few months, far too many Ukrainians have had to flee their homes – forcing them to leave behind their loved ones. https://t.co/zjtMv5ey0BJill also spoke to the refugee families, volunteers, and local authority workers at a refugee center in the eastern Slovak city of Kosice, one of the major transit points for over 400,000 Ukrainian refugees who have crossed the border to Slovakia since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on February 24.Jill Biden@FLOTUSOn this Mother’s Day, my heart is with you, First Lady Olena Zelenska, and all of the brave and resilient mothers of Ukraine.452296081On this Mother’s Day, my heart is with you, First Lady Olena Zelenska, and all of the brave and resilient mothers of Ukraine. https://t.co/tCMXCXhgiYNetizens react to Jill Biden's visit to UkraineThe FLOTUS' actions were praised by the public on social media:Tyler Pager@tylerpagerBREAKING: First lady Jill Biden crossed the border into Ukraine, making an unannounced visit to the country amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. She met with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who had not appeared in public since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…2094580BREAKING: First lady Jill Biden crossed the border into Ukraine, making an unannounced visit to the country amid Russia’s ongoing invasion. She met with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who had not appeared in public since the Feb. 24 Russian invasion. washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…Michael LaRosa@MichaelLaRosa46The moment First Ladies Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska met today in Uzhhorod, Ukraine183084056The moment First Ladies Jill Biden 🇺🇸 and Olena Zelenska 🇺🇦met today in Uzhhorod, Ukraine https://t.co/9UsdBBA6EhKate Bennett@KateBennett_DCNEWS: surprise visit by @FLOTUS to Ukraine and a surprise appearance by Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding since the start of the Russian invasion179922593NEWS: surprise visit by @FLOTUS to Ukraine and a surprise appearance by Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who has been in hiding since the start of the Russian invasion https://t.co/wrHAyEb57xRonald Klain@WHCOSThere is nothing more like @FLOTUS than spending her Mother's Day standing up for the mothers of Ukraine. twitter.com/MeidasTouch/st…MeidasTouch.com@MeidasTouchWOW! First Lady Dr. Jill Biden just made a surprise trip to Western Ukraine! Here she is with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska.112981789WOW! First Lady Dr. Jill Biden just made a surprise trip to Western Ukraine! Here she is with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska. https://t.co/odiTIQAEvbThere is nothing more like @FLOTUS than spending her Mother's Day standing up for the mothers of Ukraine. twitter.com/MeidasTouch/st…Katie Rogers@katierogers“We understand what it takes for the U.S. First Lady to come here during a war, where the military actions are taking place every day, where the air sirens are happening every day, even today,” Olena Zelenska told @Flotus in Ukraine. nytimes.com/live/2022/05/0…3022529“We understand what it takes for the U.S. First Lady to come here during a war, where the military actions are taking place every day, where the air sirens are happening every day, even today,” Olena Zelenska told @Flotus in Ukraine. nytimes.com/live/2022/05/0… https://t.co/EinrenPJCGKatie Rogers@katierogersUzhhorod, Ukraine — Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to meet with Olena Zelenska, the wife of the Ukrainian president, at a school near the Slovakian border. Zelenska has been in hiding with the couple’s children.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/0…4585745Uzhhorod, Ukraine — Jill Biden made an unannounced visit to meet with Olena Zelenska, the wife of the Ukrainian president, at a school near the Slovakian border. Zelenska has been in hiding with the couple’s children.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/0… https://t.co/6dZmDrXMySTim Mak@timkmakGood morning to readers!Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. And in the southwest corner of Ukraine, a notable meeting: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden has crossed into the country at war to meet with Ukraine's Olena Zelenska.85291016Good morning to readers!Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands. And in the southwest corner of Ukraine, a notable meeting: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden has crossed into the country at war to meet with Ukraine's Olena Zelenska.Ana Navarro-Cárdenas@ananavarroThank you, @FLOTUS, for the powerful gesture of spending Mother’s Day in Ukraine, visiting with refugees and meeting with First Lady Olena Zelenska to express US support. 93891005Thank you, @FLOTUS, for the powerful gesture of spending Mother’s Day in Ukraine, visiting with refugees and meeting with First Lady Olena Zelenska to express US support. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 https://t.co/og7oBHArJuBarbara Malmet@B52MalmetWhen two First Ladies meet. Note the eye contact. Note the presence. Beyond the bouquet there is the connection of Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska. #MothersDay in Ukraine. An unannounced visit in a war zone.4782868When two First Ladies meet. Note the eye contact. Note the presence. Beyond the bouquet there is the connection of Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska. #MothersDay in Ukraine. An unannounced visit in a war zone. https://t.co/LPWoxsmcdRBrooklynDad_Defiant!@mmpadellanDr. Jill Biden is in Ukraine today.WHAT A BADASS.6582686Dr. Jill Biden is in Ukraine today.WHAT A BADASS.According to the United Nations, around 5.8 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict. While speaking to Jill Biden, Viktoria Kutocha, a teacher from the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod traveling with her 7-year-old daughter, said:&quot;When the war started, we understood that nowhere in Ukraine is safe.&quot;Biden asked Kutocha how she explained the war to the children, and Kutocha replied:&quot;It's tough to explain. I only said there is a war, and I cannot explain because I do not know myself.&quot;Jill Biden speaks with Ukrainian children who fled to Slovakia following the Russian-Ukraine conflict (Image via Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images)Jill then visited a local school attended by refugee children. She wished a happy Mother’s Day to all the women at the school and stated that the hearts of the American people are with the mothers of Ukraine.Biden is on a three to four-day visit to Europe to meet the refugee families in Romania and Slovakia. She traveled around 15 miles from Vysne Nemecke to Uzhhorod.This is the first time that a United States first lady has visited a war zone since Laura Bush, who visited Afghanistan in 2005 and 2008, due to her interest and support for Afghan women.Meanwhile, Jill has previously accompanied her husband, Joe Biden, on a trip to Baghdad, Iraq, in 2010.

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