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The journey of ukrainian president a Washington This Wednesday has been prepared under “strict secrecy” and with great concern to guarantee the safety of the European president, The New York Times said on Wednesday.
SIGHT: Zelensky travels to the United States in his first departure from Ukraine since the start of the war
The newspaper cites as sources senior US administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity about the “concern” in Washington to organize this visit, Zelensky’s first abroad since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. .
The White House has not been oblivious to the fact that “the risks involved in a visit of this type were high”, since the Ukrainian president is facing a war in his country, for which reason the planning of his arrival in the United States “had been carried out under strict secrecy.
The White House announced Zelensky’s visit this morning, which the Ukrainian president himself would later confirm, and which will include an intervention before a joint session of the two Houses of the United States Congress.
“President Biden looks forward to welcoming President Zelensky to the White House today, December 21,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre explained.
The spokeswoman also confirmed that during this visit Biden will announce a new aid package for Ukraine so that it can “defend itself against Russian aggression.”
A senior US administration official explained in a call with reporters that Biden will not attend Wednesday’s meeting “with a message that tries to pressure or push Zelensky in any way to the negotiating table” to seek a diplomatic solution to the war with Russia.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said that Russia had given no indication that it was willing to engage in good faith talks about ending the war.
The President of Ukraine already spoke before the US Congress on March 16, but electronically, in an appearance in which he asked that Russia be sanctioned for the start of the invasion.
That intervention came after the US president, Joe Biden, signed a law that provides for 13.6 billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine and the countries on the eastern flank of NATO.
Source: Elcomercio
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