Erin Doherty
President Biden on Saturday met with Ukrainian refugees and Polish President Andrzej Duda on his last day in Europe.
Driving the news: While meeting with Duda, Biden said the U.S. views its commitment to protecting NATO allies as “a sacred obligation,” AP reports.
- “America’s ability to meet its role in other parts of the world rests upon a united Europe,” Biden told his Polish counterpart.
- Biden also met with top Ukrainian ministers on Saturday in Poland, where he reiterated his support for Ukraine, according to the Washington Post.
- Biden told reporters on Saturday, while meeting with Ukrainian refugees, that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a butcher,” per a White House pool reporter.
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![President Joe Biden (C) meets with Ukrainian refugees at PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw on March 26, 2022](https://images.axios.com/J9E8WbtfK4j49GSUEMfG73ym8qs=/2022/03/26/1648303912099.jpg)
![US President Joe Biden (C) and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (4L) greet chefs during a tour of a soup kitchen by nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen](https://images.axios.com/f4WD6lK1Dv4ElRQlsJks50XoV1M=/2022/03/26/1648305313379.jpg)
![President Joe Biden and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki greet Ukrainian refugees at PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw on March 26, 2022](https://images.axios.com/4LQcY7vNgGbgib-L9iXbiRVBRlo=/2022/03/26/1648305870952.jpg)
![President Joe Biden (L) and Polish President Andrzej Duda shake react during an official wecoming ceremony prior to a meeting in Warsaw on March 26, 2022.](https://images.axios.com/WaxoORNeNexshzVJH1iLIk4L8q4=/2022/03/26/1648301959930.jpg)
![President Joe Biden (L) together with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (2ndL) attends a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) at the presidential palace in Warsaw on March 26, 2022.](https://images.axios.com/VyNEIlaXChMygeYZDbZWmTehfSk=/2022/03/26/1648302026891.jpg)
![S Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US President Joe Biden, and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin listen during a meeting on Russia's war on Ukraine.](https://images.axios.com/jOaE8cmbE0BkSHyz4mPjTCxSEpk=/2022/03/26/1648304432726.jpg)
![President Joe Biden (back 2ndR) together with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (back 3rdR) and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (back R) attend a meeting on Russia's war in Ukraine.](https://images.axios.com/Q-5pBFf_G1ZSpHQbrGPFrJbrfDk=/2022/03/26/1648302131622.jpg)
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