Volodymyr Zelensky will meet this Wednesday with Joe Biden at the White House, the leaders of the US Congress, as well as the elected officials who make up a parliamentary committee on national security, confirmed several US media, including CNN, after first information from Punchbowl News. .
The Ukrainian president, again this Tuesday on the Ukrainian front in Bakhmout, is also due to speak during a plenary session of Congress.
Earlier on Tuesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that a session of Congress would take place on Wednesday night with, she said, a special focus on democracy.
First visit abroad in 300 days
This will be Volodymyr Zelensky’s first in-person visit to the United States, and outside of Ukraine in general, since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Axios said.
Until now, the Ukrainian president has intervened in several international political meetings by videoconference or recorded video messages.
This surprise visit comes as the country will send new weapons to Ukraine through a new defense assistance program, CNN added. Punchbowl News added that the United States Congress is ready to pass another $45 billion in aid to Ukraine.
According to CNN, the White House has so far refused to comment on a possible visit.
Source: BFM TV
