Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly on his way to Washington to meet with Joe Biden.
The Pentagon is also preparing to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to defend itself.after making a daring and dangerous trip on Tuesday to the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province.
In a statement on Tuesday night, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Mr Biden looks forward to the visit and that the address to Congress will demonstrate ‘the strong, bipartisan support for Ukraine’.‘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,’ she said.
Mr Biden has repeated that while the US will arm and train Ukraine, American forces will not be directly engaged in the conflict.Zelensky and Biden previously met in September 2021 A formal invitation followed three days later, said a senior US administration official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the visit.
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