Posted on Dec 21, 2022
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was making his way to Washington on Wednesday for a summit with President Joe Biden and to address Congress in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Zelenskyy said on his Twitter account that the visit was “to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities” of Ukraine and discuss cooperation between his country and the U.S with Biden.
The highly sensitive trip is taking place after 10 months of a brutal war that has seen tens of thousands killed and wounded on both sides of the conflict, along with devastation for Ukrainian civilians. It also comes as U.S. lawmakers are set to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the Pentagon prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to defend itself.
Zelenskyy said on his Twitter account that the visit was “to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities” of Ukraine and discuss cooperation between his country and the U.S with Biden.
The highly sensitive trip is taking place after 10 months of a brutal war that has seen tens of thousands killed and wounded on both sides of the conflict, along with devastation for Ukrainian civilians. It also comes as U.S. lawmakers are set to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the Pentagon prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to defend itself.
Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on
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Lt Col Charlie Brown thanks for sharing my friend. Should be an interesting meeting. " More weapons-more money"
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Well by what I've seen of him he doesn't ask for anything, he tells people that they are going to send money and arms. Now I know that modern hardware cost big bucks, but after we've gave him over 18.2 billion and the European (NATO) countries have given him 93.8 billion euros. We can't bankrupt the country for Ukraine, we're already close to that as is.
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I hope his appearance in front of Congress shores up support for him in this conflict with Russia.
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