Republicans took purpose at President Joe Biden for not touring to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, or at the very least sending a high-level diplomat to the town amid Russia's invasion of the Japanese European nation after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a shock go to there this weekend.

Johnson met instantly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Saturday, with movies and pictures of the 2 leaders strolling via the Ukrainian metropolis circulating extensively on social media. Ukrainian politicians have known as for the leaders of different Western democracies to make comparable visits in a present of help towards Russian President Vladimir Putin's internationally condemned aggression.

Various distinguished Republicans rapidly drew a comparability between Johnson and Biden, suggesting that the U.S. administration was not exhibiting the identical stage of help for Ukraine.

"Boris Johnson went to Kyiv this weekend. Joe Biden went on his thirty second weekend trip to Delaware," Ronna McDaniel, the chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee (RNC), tweeted on Sunday.

"At this level almost each main NATO/EU nation has proven robust public help by sending both a head of state, legislative delegation, or senior diplomatic official to Kiev to fulfill with President Zelenskyy," GOP Consultant Peter Meijer wrote in a Saturday Twitter submit. "Besides US."

"The British Prime Minister goes to Kiev to fulfill with Zelenskyy whereas the American President rides his bicycle in Delaware. There's something fallacious with this image. When did the land of the free and the house of the courageous develop into the land of timidity, threat aversion, and dishonesty? [sic]" former Republican Home Majority Chief Newt Gingrich tweeted.

The RNC Analysis Twitter account shared a video clip of Biden's nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan in a Sunday interview saying there should not any present plans for a Biden journey to Kyiv, in an obvious critique of the administration.

"'It was fairly the image to see Prime Minister Boris Johnson strolling the streets of Kyiv with President Zelenskyy. It raises the query: are we gonna see President Biden in Kyiv?'

NSA JAKE SULLIVAN: 'Biden does not at the moment have any plans to journey to Kyiv,'" the RNC Analysis tweet stated.

Biden traveled to Poland and went close to the Ukrainian border in late March. Nonetheless, he informed reporters that he was not allowed to enter Ukraine.

"Fairly frankly, a part of my disappointment is that I can not see it firsthand, like I've somewhere else," Biden stated throughout his go to to Poland, Breitbart reported. "They won't let me, understandably; I assume it might cross the border—and check out what is going on on in Ukraine."

Notably, the state of affairs in Ukraine has modified considerably since Biden's go to to Poland final month. Russian forces have pulled again their troops from Kyiv as Moscow leaders have stated they may focus their efforts additional to the east in Ukraine.

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Republicans are criticizing President Joe Biden for not visiting Ukraine's capitol Kyiv after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to the town on Saturday. Above, Biden exits Air Pressure One at Rzeszow Airport on March 25 in Poland throughout a visit to fulfill with NATO allies as they coordinated their response to Russia's battle in Ukraine.Omar Marques/Getty Photographs

Lesia Vasylenko, who serves within the Ukrainian parliament, informed GB Information on Sunday that "it might be nice to see the President of the USA, Joe Biden, in the identical means in Kyiv." She additionally talked about French President Emmanuel Macron.

"I imply, all of the world leaders, if they arrive and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Zelensky, not afraid of the Russian missiles and of the Russian assaults, they may already be sending a message—not simply to Putin, but in addition to the Russian troopers and to all of the Russian Military and the Russian troops," the lawmaker stated.

Kira Rudik, a Ukrainian member of parliament, shared an identical perspective with Fox Information on Sunday. Rudik stated "after all" she wish to see Biden go to Kyiv. "That might actually be an indication of solidarity—that will be a very daring transfer," she stated. The politician additionally identified that Johnson's safety groups had been "advising him to not" journey to the town, but he got here anyway.

Because the RNC Analysis Twitter account highlighted, the White Home stated Sunday that there's not a plan within the works for Biden to go to Kyiv.

"President Biden does not at the moment have any plans to journey to Kyiv," Sullivan informed NBC Information' Meet the Press. "However what I'll let you know is he sits within the Oval Workplace and within the State of affairs Room every day, organizing and coordinating the world in relation to the supply of weapons."

Biden has known as Putin a "battle felony" and his administration has applied stringent sanctions focusing on the Russian financial system in addition to Moscow elite. The U.S. has quickly offered Ukraine with billions of dollars in weapons and humanitarian help as nicely. Zelensky and different prime Ukrainian officers have spoken favorably of the U.S. help, whereas additionally asking for extra from Western nations.