Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington Wednesday on his first trip outside his country since Russia invaded 300 days ago.
Zelensky, 44, posted a photo on his Instagram page showing himself disembarking a US jet at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the same airport used by Air Force One, ahead of an anticipated 2 p.m. arrival at the White House.
As Zelensky touched down, the Biden administration announced the delivery of a powerful Patriot missile defense battery to Ukraine’s military as part of a new $1.85 billion aid package. Plans for Congress to approve more than $40 billion in additional aid to Kyiv will also be discussed by the two leaders.
Zelensky is a former comedian who gained international fame leading his country’s resistance to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, beating back an initial Russian attempt to seize the capital before making gains in the country’s east.telling US officials, “I need ammunition, not a ride.” Zelensky is a former comedian who gained international fame leading his country’s resistance to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion.Before Russia’s invasion, Biden outraged Ukrainian authorities by saying at a Jan. 19 press conference that NATO would treat a “minor incursion” by Russia differently from a full-scale invasion. One Ukrainian official told CNN that it gave a “green light” for Putin to invade, which he did about a month later.
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