Ukrainian President Zelensky meets Joe Biden at White House forward of Congress speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on the White House on Wednesday for talks with President Joe Biden because the wartime chief paid his first go to abroad since Russia’s invasion.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 22, 2022 01:45 IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US President Joe Biden on the White House. (Image: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: After touchdown within the United States on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US President Joe Biden on the White House.

Zelensky, sporting inexperienced coloured cargo pants and sweatshirt fairly than a swimsuit, was pushed to the White House the place Biden, joined by his spouse Jill, met him. Biden then escorted him previous doorways the place guards held the US and Ukrainian flags.

This is Zelensky’s first journey outdoors his homeland because it was invaded 300 days in the past by Russia. Zelensky’s assembly with Biden on the White House comes forward of his deal with earlier than a joint assembly of Congress on Wednesday night time on the US Capitol.

During their assembly, Joe Biden stated, “Hard to believe, 300 days going through this brutal war. Putin has waged a brutal assault on the Ukrainians’ right to exist as a nation, and the attack on innocent Ukrainian people for no reason other than to intimidate.”

Zelensky presents Biden with a present as they meet within the Oval Office of the White House. (AP picture)

“I thank the US Congress for their support. Thank you so much, Mr President. Of course, thanks to bipartisan support, thanks to Congress, and thanks from our ordinary people to your ordinary people, Americans,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated, as reported by Reuters.

Zelensky’s go to comes as Biden and Congress reaffirm their dedication to Ukraine by sending billions in humanitarian and army help to the war-ravaged nation.

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Dec 22, 2022