The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskysaid this Wednesday (Dec.21, 2022) that he is “on my way” from the USA, where he will meet with the Chief Executive of the United States, Joe Biden. Zelensky will still participate in a session in the country’s Congress and will have “bilateral meetings🇧🇷 The visit was confirmed by the White House.
This is Zelensky’s first international trip since the beginning of the war on February 24th. In your profile on twitterthe Ukrainian president stated that the visit aims to “strengthen resilience and defense capabilities” from Ukraine.
The White House informed that the invitation for Zelensky’s visit was made on December 14th and accepted by Ukraine last Friday (16.Dec). In addition to the meeting with Biden and the session in Congress, the Ukrainian will have a meeting with members of the US national security team.
Biden and Zelensky will, according to the White House, “an in-depth strategic discussion” about the way forward on the battlefield. Still, on the sanctions imposed on Russia, the support given to Ukraine by the Americans, the developments in the energy sector and on humanitarian and economic assistance.
According to the US administration, Biden is expected to announce a new aid package for Ukraine, of almost US$ 2 billion – which will include the shipping the Patriot equipmentone of its most advanced air defense systems.
Zelensky is due to leave for Ukraine shortly after speaking to US congressmen.
🇧🇷We look forward to having President Zelensky back in the White House for his 2nd visit, the 1st visit since the start of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a while.”, said a representative of the Biden administration, noting that the meeting takes place on the 300th day since the invasion.
🇧🇷Russia expected this war to be a quick job, that they would be in Kiev and take over the country in a matter of days. But here we are, 300 days later, and Ukraine is standing, Kiev is standing, the Ukrainian people are standing. And Ukraine has indeed resisted Russian aggression, claiming territory over the last few weeks and months.“, said.
🇧🇷It is simply remarkable to watch how Ukraine, with the support of the US and our allies and partners, bravely defended its country, repelled Russian attacks and retook a significant part of its territory.🇧🇷
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