Jill Biden thanks US troops in Romania amid Ukraine war

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has thanked U.S. troops deployed to Romania, where they are serving as a check against Russian aggression. Biden on Friday began a four-day trip to Europe to see first hand the refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She served Friday dinner to U.S. service members, and delivered bottles of ketchup, which elicited cheers from the troops because there is a shortage of the condiment on the base. Biden also videotaped reading a children’s book with Staff Sgt. Sharon Rogers in a virtual story time session for Rogers’ son, Nathan. Biden will spend Mother’s Day meeting with displaced families in a Slovakian village on the border with Ukraine.