Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will meet with President Biden and deliver an address to members of Congress during a visit to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, a senior administration official says.
From left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Sept. 1, 2021.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden and deliver an address to members of Congress during a visit to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Zelenskyy and a senior administration official said.
The official said that the Ukrainian president will also travel to Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are expected to be voting on a massive funding bill that includes roughly $44.9 billion in Ukraine aid. He is expected to cap off the day with a formal speech to a joint session of Congress, the official said.
Biden and Zelenskyy had been discussing details of the visit for more than a week, with Biden extending an invitation to Zelenskyy to visit the White House last Wednesday, the official said. The visit, believed to be Zelenskyy's first known trip outside Ukraine since the war broke out in February, was formally confirmed on Sunday.
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