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Mr Biden said stopping the war in Ukraine was 'the task of our time'. AP
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US President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian refugees at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw during a visit to Poland. AP
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Poland has taken in more than 2.2 million refugees who fled Ukraine after Russian forces entered on February 24, 2022. Mr Biden also met humanitarian aid workers at the stadium. AP
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Mr Biden eats pizza as he talks to members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena in Jasionka, Poland. AP
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The US president speaks with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. AP
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President Duda welcomes Mr Biden outside the Presidential Palace. Reuters
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Mr Biden inspects a guard of honour with Mr Duda at the Presidential Palace. AP
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With Polish officials lobbying for humanitarian help, Mr Biden has said the US will offer $1 billion in relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. AP
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Mr Biden talks with José Andrés, of the Think Food Group, at PGE Narodowy Stadium. AP
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Russia's attack on Ukraine, and Belarus's ever closer ties to the Kremlin, have raised alarm bells in Moscow's former sphere of influence. AP
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Mr Biden, flanked by the mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, hugs a woman as he visits Ukrainian refugees. Reuters
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Mr Biden talks to children of Ukrainian refugees. Reuters
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Mr Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. AP
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People listen as the US president delivers his speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AP
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Mr Biden said stopping the war in Ukraine was 'the task of our time'. AP
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US President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian refugees at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw during a visit to Poland. AP
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Poland has taken in more than 2.2 million refugees who fled Ukraine after Russian forces entered on February 24, 2022. Mr Biden also met humanitarian aid workers at the stadium. AP
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Mr Biden eats pizza as he talks to members of the 82nd Airborne Division at the G2A Arena in Jasionka, Poland. AP
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The US president speaks with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. AP
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President Duda welcomes Mr Biden outside the Presidential Palace. Reuters
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Mr Biden inspects a guard of honour with Mr Duda at the Presidential Palace. AP
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With Polish officials lobbying for humanitarian help, Mr Biden has said the US will offer $1 billion in relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. AP
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Mr Biden talks with José Andrés, of the Think Food Group, at PGE Narodowy Stadium. AP
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Russia's attack on Ukraine, and Belarus's ever closer ties to the Kremlin, have raised alarm bells in Moscow's former sphere of influence. AP
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Mr Biden, flanked by the mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, hugs a woman as he visits Ukrainian refugees. Reuters
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Mr Biden talks to children of Ukrainian refugees. Reuters
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Mr Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. AP
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People listen as the US president delivers his speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AP
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Mr Biden said stopping the war in Ukraine was 'the task of our time'. AP
Biden's Russian regime change ‘gaffe’ worries allies despite back-pedalling
The US president said his Russian counterpart 'cannot remain power', only for the White House to insist that was not a call for regime change
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