The US first lady met her Ukrainian counterpart as Washington sanctions 2,600 individuals.
Olena Zelenska, left, and Jill Biden met at a school in the border town of Uzhhorod
The US imposed new sanctions - including visa curbs on 2,600 Russian and Belarusian individuals - in response to the Russian invasion.Meanwhile, G7 leaders said they were committed to phasing out or banning Russian oil.Mrs Zelenska said it had been a "courageous act" of her US counterpart to visit Ukraine
Mrs Biden said she wanted "to show that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine", adding that the war - now in its third month - had been "brutal" and had to stop.She added that the visit, on Mother's Day in Ukraine and in the US, was very symbolic.The two women later sat down and played with some of the dozens of children who are currently housed at the school, making tissue paper bears - the symbol of the local province.
It is unclear who is on the list of 2,600 Russian and Belarusian individuals to be hit with visa restrictions.