Ukrainian President Zelensky will visit the capital Washington on the 21st and hold a summit meeting with President Biden, a senior official of the Biden administration in the United States said.
President Zelensky will visit a foreign country for the first time since Russia's military invasion began, and President Biden will announce about $ 2 billion in new military aid, including the provision of interceptor missiles "Patriot".
A senior official of the Biden administration in the United States announced on the 20th that Ukrainian President Zelensky will visit the capital Washington on the 21st and hold a summit meeting with President Biden.
At the summit, President Biden announced about $2 billion in new military aid, including the provision of the Patriot interceptor missile, to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities as the Russian military continues to attack power plants and other infrastructure. doing.
After the summit, President Zelensky will address members of both houses of the Bundestag.
According to Ukrainian government officials, this is the first time President Zelensky has visited a foreign country since Russia's military invasion began in February.
President Zelensky's stay is expected to be only a few hours, and he will return to Ukraine soon after completing a series of itineraries.
A senior Biden administration official emphasized that the visit to the United States and the summit will send a message to President Putin and the world that the United States will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary.