Biden will meet Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on December 7 and deliver an address to parliament the following day.
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has diminished since early September.However, tensions remain high because of unresolved questions about the final political status of separatists regions in the east.
Meanwhile, Western attention has turned away largely toward the fight Islamic extremism in Syria and Iraq.
Since Russia began airstrikes in Syria on September 30, Ukrainian officials have worried their own country's troubles would fade from view.Biden's meetings with Ukrainian top leaders are intended to counter that concern.
[Based on reporting by AP and AFP]
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