Jill Biden to meet with Ukrainian refugees during visit to Romania and Slovakia

FILE PHOTO: U.S. First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks during a closed discussion and book reading event with U.S. military families and Blue Star families at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-Locka Executive Airport, in Opa-Locka, Florida, U.S. February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet with U.S. service members and embassy personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and children, humanitarian aid workers, and teachers, her office said on Monday

On Sunday, celebrated as Mother's Day in the United States, Biden will meet with Ukrainian mothers and children who have been forced to flee their homes because of Russia's war against Ukraine, her office said.