WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is addressing Congress during his visit to the US.
, and Congress planned to vote on a spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine.
“We are in the war," Zelenskyy added with a smile, as Biden chuckled at the direct request. “I’m sorry. I’m really sorry." Officials, citing security concerns, were cagey about Zelenskyy's travel plans, but a U.S. official confirmed that Zelenskyy arrived on a U.S. Air Force jet that landed at Joint Base Andrews, just outside the capital, from the Polish city of Rzeszow.
Biden has repeated that while the U.S. will arm and train Ukraine, American forces will not be directly engaged in the war. “It’s a defensive system," Biden said of sending the missile system."It’s not escalatory — it’s defensive.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer opened the chamber's session by saying that passage of the aid package and confirmation of the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, Lynne M. Tracy, would send a strong signal that Americans stand “unequivocally” with Ukraine. Tracy was confirmed later on a 93-2 vote.
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