Joe Biden

====Aid to Ukraine====
[[File:President Biden met with refugees from Ukraine in Warsaw.jpg|thumb|Biden with [[2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis|refugees from Ukraine]] in [[Warsaw]], Poland, March 2022|alt=Photo of a smiling Biden holding a child, with a mask lowered onto his chin]]
In late February 2022, after warning for several weeks that an attack was imminent, Biden led the U.S. response to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], imposing severe [[International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|sanctions on Russia]] and authorizing over $8 billion in [[List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War|weapons shipments to Ukraine]].<ref name=nytshear>{{Cite news |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |last2=Kanno-Youngs |first2=Zolan |last3=Rogers |first3=Katie |date=February 28, 2022 |title=10 Consequential Days: How Biden Navigated War, Covid and the Supreme Court |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/us/politics/biden-ukraine-covid-supreme-court.html |access-date=March 17, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321104514/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/us/politics/biden-ukraine-covid-supreme-court.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=wapoparker>{{Cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ashley |last2=Harris |first2=Shane |last3=Birnbaum |first3=Michael |last4=Hudson |first4=John |date=February 25, 2022 |title=13 days: Inside Biden's last-ditch attempts to stop Putin in Ukraine |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/25/inside-biden-putin-ukraine/ |access-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226045105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/25/inside-biden-putin-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Jeff |last2=Bose |first2=Nandita |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Biden calls Putin a 'war criminal,' sending more weapons to Ukraine |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-announce-new-security-assistance-ukraine-after-signing-massive-spending-2022-03-16/ |access-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319080135/https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-announce-new-security-assistance-ukraine-after-signing-massive-spending-2022-03-16/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 29, Biden asked Congress for $33 billion for Ukraine,<ref name=mondewar>{{cite news |title=War in Ukraine: U.S. dramatically upgrades its aid package to Kyiv |first=Piotr |last=Smolar |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/04/29/war-in-ukraine-u-s-dramatically-upgrades-its-aid-package-to-kyiv_5981990_4.html |newspaper=[[Le Monde]] |date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510001810/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/04/29/war-in-ukraine-u-s-dramatically-upgrades-its-aid-package-to-kyiv_5981990_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but lawmakers later increased it to about $40 billion.<ref name=bn40>{{cite news |title=House approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request |first=Alan |last=Fram |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-europe-0ac5c758d32dbea64c437b50e829bbb2 |work=[[Associated Press News]] |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511000720/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-europe-0ac5c758d32dbea64c437b50e829bbb2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Biden blamed [[Vladimir Putin]] for the emerging [[2021–present global energy crisis|energy]] and [[2022 food crises|food crises]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Biden blames 'Putin's invasion of Ukraine' for rising gas, food prices globally |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/biden-blames-putin-s-invasion-of-ukraine-for-rising-gas-food-prices-globally-101648873914167.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516164119/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/biden-blames-putin-s-invasion-of-ukraine-for-rising-gas-food-prices-globally-101648873914167.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine war: Hungry Africans are victims of the conflict, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61685383 |agency=BBC News |date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611165237/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61685383 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 20, 2023, four days before the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, [[2023 visit by Joe Biden to Ukraine|Biden visited Kyiv]] and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 20, 2023 |first=Luke |last=Harding |title='This is a part of history': Kyiv citizens delighted by Joe Biden's surprise visit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/20/this-is-a-part-of-history-kyiv-citizens-delighted-by-joe-biden-surprise-visit |access-date=February 20, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> While there, he promised more military aid to Ukraine and denounced the war.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |last=Child |first=David |title=Putin's war plans 'plain wrong', Biden says in Ukraine |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/2/20/russia-ukraine-live-russia-suffering-extraordinary-losses |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220123823/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/2/20/russia-ukraine-live-russia-suffering-extraordinary-losses |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |agency=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref>

In 2022, Congress approved about $113 billion in aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |title=$113 billion: Where the US investment in Ukraine aid has gone |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/21/politics/war-funding-ukraine-what-matters/index.html |work=CNN |date=September 21, 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, the Biden administration requested an additional $61.4 billion in aid for Ukraine for the year ahead.<ref>{{cite news |title=The White House is asking for almost $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and the border |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1206301577/biden-ukraine-israel-congress-funding-request |work=NPR |date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>