Zelensky ພົບປະກັບ Biden ທີ່ DC ກ່ອນການກ່າວປາໄສປະຫວັດສາດຕໍ່ສະພາ

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in the U.S. on Wednesday and is planning to meet with President Joe Biden and members of Congress, in his first trip out of Ukraine since Russia invaded the country 10 months ago.

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Zelensky landed at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just after noon on Wednesday, arriving on a U.S. military plane from Poland, where he had traveled by train from Ukraine, ຫຼາຍ ຮ້ານ ຈຳ ໜ່າຍ ລາຍ​ງານ​.

After reports of a secret visit emerged, Zelensky confirmed the trip in a tweet on Wednesday, saying he’s traveling to the U.S. “to strengthen resilience and defense capabilities of [Ukraine]

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While in Washington, Zelensky will meet with Biden to “discuss cooperation” between the two countries, and he will deliver a speech to Congress.

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Zelensky is slated to meet with Biden in an “extended sit-down” at 2 p.m. and address Congress in a joint meeting at 7:30 p.m. Zelensky will only be in Washington for a few hours before he returns to Ukraine, ອີງ​ຕາມ White House officials.

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In a press call Tuesday night, White House officials said the visit will “underscore the United States’ enduring commitment to Ukraine”—the U.S. has ສະຫນອງໃຫ້ roughly $68 billion in military and humanitarian aid to the eastern European country since the war began. The visit comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced an additional $1.85 billion security ຊຸດ​ການ​ຊ່ວຍ​ເຫຼືອ​ for Ukraine, including an advanced Patriot air defense missile battery—a key defense system that Ukraine has requested in its defense of an onslaught of Russian aerial attacks—as well as funding for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service. Ukraine has relied heavily on U.S. support as Russia continues its invasion, targeting Ukrainian energy systems, infrastructure and residential areas. On top of the funding Congress has already approved, Congress is also considering including 45 $ ພັນລ້ານ in additional emergency funding for Ukraine in its year-end omnibus bill—$8 billion more than the $37 billion Biden ຖາມ Congress to provide last month.

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