Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to travel to Washington next week after a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York,” the Washington Post reports.
“Zelensky’s visit was coordinated with the Biden administration in a joint push to reinforce the importance of Congress granting the White House’s supplemental request for more than $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to travel to Washington next week after a gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The trip was coordinated with the Biden administration in a joint push to reinforce the importance to Congress granting the White House’s supplemental budget request for more than $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine.
Capitol Hill is feeling the pressure as the country heads into an election year, and Ukraine’s highly anticipated summer offensive has made only minor territorial gains thus far.
The Republican presidential primary race also is playing a role in the intraparty clash over Ukraine, with former president Donald Trump and other candidates questioning the necessity for the continued security assistance.
In May, Biden and Zelensky held an in-person bilateral meeting in Japan during the Group of 7 summit, part of a dramatic last-minute visit by the Ukrainian leader.
Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Zelensky in Kyiv, pledging an additional $1 billion in U.S. assistance.
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