Sunday featured dramatic images of Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN and Defense Secretary LLOYD AUSTIN in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY, the latest sign of America’s commitment to help the Eastern European country fend off Russia’s two-month-long invasion.

They made a bit of news during their visit, which we’ll dive into deeply in the next section. But first, we wanted to use this time to answer a question readers have asked us versions of ever since Alex and JONATHAN LEMIRE reported a top Cabinet official was headed to Ukraine: Why didn’t President JOE BIDEN go?