Zelenskyy gets White House welcome from Biden before talks.
, and Congress planned to vote on a spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine. Tuesday to what he called the hottest spot on the 1,300-kilometer front line of the war, the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province. He praised Ukrainian troops for their “courage, resilience and strength” as artillery boomed in the background.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the visit “will underscore the United States’ steadfast commitment to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, including through the provision of economic, humanitarian, and military assistance.” Zelenskyy said on Twitter that the visit was “to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities” of Ukraine.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said the delivery of the advanced surface-to-air missile system would be and that the system and any crews accompanying it would be a legitimate target for Moscow’s military. The one exception to those warm calls came in June, soon after Biden notified Zelenskyy that an additional $1 billion package was headed to Ukraine. Zelenskyy didn’t miss a beat in ticking off the additional assistance he said Ukraine needed.
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