Trip would be Ukrainian president’s first foreign visit since Russia invaded in February
Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ReutersPhotograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/ReutersFirst published on Tue 20 Dec 2022 22.19 GMT, will travel to Washington and is expected to visit the US Capitol on Wednesday, according several US media reports.
Zelenskiy is expected to meet congressional leadership and national security committee chiefs from the Republican and Democratic parties the reports suggested.on 24 February, the Ukrainian president is expected to address a joint session of Congress. The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Joe Biden. It comes as lawmakers are due to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45bn in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the US prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to help stave off Russia’s invasion.
The latest tranche of US funding would be the biggest American infusion of assistance yet to Ukraine, above even President Joe Biden’s $37bn emergency request, and ensure that funding flows to the war effort for months to come. Earlier on Tuesday, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said there would be a session of Congress on Wednesday night which would have a “very special focus on democracy”.
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