Biden was set to meet Zelensky in Italy, but canceled the trip at the last minute, according to Sky News.
U.S. President Joe Biden had intended to make a working visit to Italy, where he was scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, due to wildfires in Los Angeles, he canceled the trip just hours before departure. This was reported by Sky News on January 9.
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In Italy, the American leader also planned to hold talks with the Pope and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, according to media reports.
Biden intended to visit Rome and the Vatican just hours after speaking at the funeral of the 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter, but he remained in Washington to monitor the situation with the raging wildfires in the States, the article states.