Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Washington, D.C. on the 21st to appeal for further assistance, as fierce fighting continues with Russia in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president's office announced on the 20th that President Zelensky entered Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, one of the Ukrainian bases in the eastern Donbass region.
Heavy fighting with the Russians continues around Bakhmut, and a video released shows President Zelensky addressing his soldiers, saying: "Here in Donbass, we have to defend the whole of Ukraine. It's up to you." I encouraged him.
Under these circumstances, multiple American media reported that President Zelensky is expected to visit Washington, the capital of the United States, on the 21st.
Among them, the news site "Axios" says that President Zelensky will show his gratitude to the members of both houses of the Federal Assembly for the huge amount of military assistance that the United States is providing, and will appeal for the need for further assistance. increase.
On the 20th, House Speaker Pelosi issued a document calling on lawmakers and others to come directly to Congress on the 21st, saying, ``To shine a light on democracy.''
According to Ukrainian government officials, if President Zelensky visits the United States, he will be the first to leave the country since Russia launched a military invasion in February this year.