US President Joe Biden has been meeting US soldiers in Rzeszow, Poland.
He met members of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division stationed in the area of Rzeszow airport as part of Nato’s protection of the alliance’s eastern flank.
He tweeted to say they’re doing incredible work.
The president shared pizza and chatted with several military personnel.
“Well, if you’re starting to eat, I’m going to sit down and have something to eat,” Biden said.
Then he grabbed a piece of pepperoni and jalapeño pizza. The jalapeños made his eyes water, so he dabbed at them with a napkin and someone got him a glass of water.
Upon arriving in Poland, Biden met with a Polish delegation including Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.
His schedule was delayed after the plane carrying Polish President Andrzej Duda was turned back en route to Rzeszow and made an emergency landing in Warsaw. Duda later boarded a different aircraft and headed back to eastern Poland. An official in his office said Duda had not been in any danger.
Biden and Duda are expected to meet later today.
Biden will also receive a briefing on Poland’s response to the more than two million refugees who’ve flooded across the border from Ukraine in the past month.
