Zelensky will not address a joint session of the US Congress; his Senate speech will be preceded by a closed briefing on Ukraine for senators.
President Vladimir Zelensky on Thursday, September 21, will meet with all American senators in Congress and give a speech, and then meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House, the publications report. Punchbowl News and CNN, citing congressional interlocutors.
Zelensky’s meeting with senators was organized by the leaders of both parties in the upper house of Congress – Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Mitch McConnell. The President of Ukraine will address the senators at 10:00 am local time (17:00 Kyiv time).
According to CNN, Zelensky will not speak at a joint session of the US Congress. His speech to the Senate will be preceded by a closed briefing on Ukraine for senators scheduled for Wednesday.
After the events in Congress, US President Joe Biden will welcome his Ukrainian counterpart to the White House.
Let’s recall that Zelensky recently spoke on the phone with Biden.
Source: korrespondent
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