Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to visit Washington on Wednesday for a possible meeting with Joe Biden and an address to Congress, his first trip abroad since Russia invaded in February.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
Zelensky's visit provisionally includes a meeting with Biden in the White House for an announcement of a fresh package of military aid for Ukraine, including advanced Patriot batteries to help defend against Russia's brutal missile attacks, US media reported.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members of Congress in a letter that they should be in attendance on Wednesday evening "for a very special focus on democracy.
Belarus was the launch site of the original February assault on Kyiv, which was rebuffed by Ukraine forces in an extraordinary defeat for Moscow's forces in the opening weeks of the war. "Here in Donbas, you're protecting all of Ukraine... They will do everything they've done here in other towns of our country, because they don't want anything Ukrainian to exist, I'm sure of that," Zelensky told his troops.
Zelensky said they told him: "We have a difficult situation, the enemy is increasing their numbers. Our guys are braver but we need more weapons."
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