President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will speak in the US Senate.
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This will happen in the week when Congress will consider the issue of allocating additional aid to Ukraine, CNN reports.
Earlier, a number of Western media reported that during his visit to the United States on September 21, the President of Ukraine will meet with senators, but will not speak in Congress.
The White House’s request for additional aid remains in doubt, in part because House Republicans are divided on the issue.
During his visit to the United States, Zelensky, in addition to Joe Biden, will also meet with small groups of congressmen and Pentagon head Lloyd Austin, writes the Financial Times.
The publication writes that this time the President of Ukraine “does not hope to speak before the whole Congress,” but at the same time he will concentrate on discussing increased assistance with his individual representatives. In particular, we are talking about Republican leaders, since not everyone within the party wants to approve additional funding for Kyiv.
It is expected that among the main issues that Zelensky will discuss with congressmen, Biden and Austin, will be the request of the US presidential administration for $24 billion. assistance for Ukraine and the likely transfer of long-range missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced last week that Presidents Zelensky and Biden will meet at the White House on September 21. The Ukrainian president flies to the United States for a meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Source: Racurs
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