- He will offer a speech in the plenary session of the Congress of that country.
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| Zelensky confirms that he is traveling to Washington this Wednesday to meet Biden on his first visit abroad since the war began |
Zelensky confirms that he is traveling to Washington this Wednesday to meet Biden on his first visit abroad since the war began
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, confirmed this Wednesday that he is traveling to the US to meet with US President Joe Biden and offer a speech in the plenary session of that country's Congress.
"On my way to the US to strengthen Ukraine's resilience and defense capabilities," Zelensky said on his Twitter account, in which he also confirmed that he will hold a meeting with Biden. "I will discuss the cooperation between Ukraine and the United States. I will also have a speech in Congress and a series of bilateral meetings," he said.
This is the first visit abroad by the Ukrainian president since his country was invaded on February 24, in a conflict that has just exceeded 300 days.
"President Biden looks forward to welcoming President Zelensky to the White House today, December 21," confirmed the White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, who explained that after that meeting the Ukrainian president will address the Congress to intervene in a joint session that will show "bipartisan support for Ukraine."
A high-level US administration official confirmed in a call with reporters that Zelensky will only be in Washington for "a few hours." During the visit, the US president will announce the shipment of a new $2 billion military aid package to Ukraine, which will include a Patriot missile battery, a highly effective anti-missile defense system that Kyiv has been requesting from Washington for some time.
The United States is Ukraine's main ally in the open conflict with Russia and has approved several million-dollar packages of economic aid and weapons in recent months to help Kyiv in its defense against the Russian military invasion.
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