(The Guardian) Ukrainian president may visit US tomorrow to make an address to Congress
Volodymyr Zelenskiy may visit the US on Wednesday to meet with leaders from both parties and make an address to Congress, Punchbowl reports, though the visit may still be called off for security reasons.
Multiple news outlets are reporting on efforts to bring Zelenskiy to Washington on Wednesday, which would be his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine this past February.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told members of Congress to prepare for a “very special session” on Wednesday evening, the Huffington Post reported.
If Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy does in fact complete a planned trip to the US tomorrow to address a joint session of Congress, it would be his first first known trip outside his country since Russia’s invasion began in February, the Associated Press reports.
The planned visit comes as US lawmakers are set to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45bn in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the US prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to help stave off Russia’s invasion.
The latest tranche of US funding would be the biggest American infusion of assistance yet to Ukraine, above even Biden’s $37bn emergency request, and would ensure that funding flows to the war effort for months to come.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy may visit the US on Wednesday to meet with leaders from both parties and make an address to Congress, Punchbowl reports, though the visit may still be called off for security reasons.
Multiple news outlets are reporting on efforts to bring Zelenskiy to Washington on Wednesday, which would be his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine this past February.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told members of Congress to prepare for a “very special session” on Wednesday evening, the Huffington Post reported.
If Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy does in fact complete a planned trip to the US tomorrow to address a joint session of Congress, it would be his first first known trip outside his country since Russia’s invasion began in February, the Associated Press reports.
The planned visit comes as US lawmakers are set to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45bn in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the US prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to help stave off Russia’s invasion.
The latest tranche of US funding would be the biggest American infusion of assistance yet to Ukraine, above even Biden’s $37bn emergency request, and would ensure that funding flows to the war effort for months to come.
