The U.S. is considering sending a high-level official to Kyiv.

America is contemplating whether or not to ship a high-level official to Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, within the days forward as an indication of help for Ukraine in its battle with Russia, based on an individual acquainted with the inner discussions.

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have each made high-profile visits over the previous month to nations neighboring Ukraine because the battle raged. And different high American officers have made comparable visits, some coming near the border. However no American official has publicly visited Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion in late February.

It’s extremely unlikely that Mr. Biden or Ms. Harris would go to Kyiv, based on the individual acquainted with the deliberations. The safety necessities for the president or vice chairman in a battle zone are monumental and would require an enormous variety of American personnel and tools to make the journey.

However it’s attainable that one other official — maybe a cupboard secretary or senior member of the navy — might make the journey safely with a smaller safety entourage.

High officers — together with some world leaders — from different nations have made official visits to the Ukrainian capital because the battle started. Boris Johnson, the prime minister of Britain, made a shock go to to Kyiv on Saturday. The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia visited Kyiv on Wednesday.

A attainable go to by a senior U.S. official, which was earlier reported by Politico, could be meant as one other present of solidarity with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. However it might even be a high-risk mission, placing Individuals in hurt’s approach and probably risking a direct confrontation with Russian forces that Mr. Biden has repeatedly vowed to keep away from.

No determination has been made, and the administration is unlikely to announce a go to upfront, given considerations about safety. Earlier visits by senior American officers to different battle zones, similar to Iraq and Afghanistan, had been sometimes not introduced till after the official had arrived within the nation — and typically not even till after the official had left.