Daily Beast: “Biden’s trip sent an important reminder to Beijing just how high a priority Ukraine is for the U.S. and the West and presenting the war in the context of Russia’s violations of international law will emphasize to the Chinese that directly supporting Russia’s attack and serial war crimes would make China an accessory to those crimes.”

“The sanctions China would endure and the rift such a step would incur with the international community would be devastating for China, particularly given the fragility of its economy at the moment.”

The National Review, a conservative publication very critical of President Biden, weighs in on the president’s surprise visit to Ukraine: “This trip took guts.”

“The Biden administration has averted a potential diplomatic crisis over Israeli settlements at the United Nations that had threatened to overshadow Western efforts for the world body to spotlight Russia’s war with Ukraine during the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion this week,” the AP reports.

“Multiple diplomats familiar with the situation said Sunday that the U.S. had successfully managed to forestall a contentious U.N. Security Council resolution pushed by the Palestinians and their supporters that would have condemned Israel for settlement expansion and demanded a halt to future activity.”

“Putin thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He’s counting on us not sticking together. He was counting on the inability to keep Nato united. He was counting on us not to be able to bring in others to the side of Ukraine. He thought he could outlast us. I don’t think he’s thinking that right now.”

— President Biden, quoted by the BBC.

“President Biden’s visit to Ukraine comes as China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is scheduled to visit Moscow for talks that are also likely to cover the war in Ukraine,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Russian President Vladimir Putin will counter Mr. Biden’s messages in Poland on Tuesday by delivering a major national address on the same day.”

New York Times: “The air raid alarm that sounded as Biden visited Kyiv was prompted by a Russian Mig-31 fighter jet that was detected taking off in Belarus, a Russian ally that borders Ukraine to the north… The jet was equipped with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile that Ukraine does not have the capacity to shoot down, he said.”

“President Biden made a surprise trip to the besieged capital of Ukraine on Monday, traveling under a cloak of secrecy into a war zone to demonstrate what he called America’s ‘unwavering support’ of the effort to beat back Russian forces nearly a year after they invaded the country,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Biden arrived unannounced early Monday morning to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky, and the two stepped out into the streets of Kyiv even as an air-raid siren sounded, a dramatic moment captured on video that underscored the investment the United States has made in Ukraine’s independence.”

Washington Post: “The secret, high-risk visit to the historic Ukrainian capital — where air raid sirens blared as Biden walked the streets — signals continued commitment from the United States, the largest financial and military backer of Ukraine’s effort to repel Russian invaders from its territory.”