<Anchor>



Ukrainian President Zelensky made a surprise visit to the United States and held a summit with President Biden.

The United States has decided to increase military aid to Ukraine, including providing Patriot missiles.



Correspondent Kim Jong-won from New York.



<Reporter>



Ukrainian President Zelensky's visit to the United States, which was carried out in top secret, was carried out as if it were a military operation.



After traveling by train to Poland, he arrived at Andrews Air Base in the United States under fighter escort in a US military aircraft.



President Biden came out to the front yard with his wife, Jill, and greeted President Zelensky shoulder to shoulder, and President Zelensky also expressed his gratitude from time to time, emphasizing strong solidarity.



The US has announced additional aid to Ukraine worth 2.3 trillion won.



This support includes Patriot missiles capable of long-range interception of aircraft or missiles, which are advanced weapons that Ukraine has requested support for, but which the United States has not provided due to fears of escalating the war.



At a press conference after the summit, President Biden said that Putin had no intention of ending the war, and that the Patriot missile would be a key asset in Ukraine's defense.



[Joe Biden/President of the United States: It will take time to train how to operate the Patriot missile, but in the future, the Patriot missile will be a crucial asset in defending Ukraine from Russian attack.]



President Zelensky expressed his will to fight to the end by revealing his intention to regain Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia.



[Volodimir Zelensky/President of Ukraine: For me as president, a just peace means not compromising on sovereignty, freedom, or territory.]



Afterwards, President Zelensky moved to the US Congress and gave a joint speech to the Senate and House of Representatives, expressing continued support for Ukraine. appealed.