On this visit, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet a Republican-controlled House.
is visiting Washington, D.C., for the second time since Russia launched an assault on his country more than 18 months ago.
The Ukrainian president is meeting with members of the House and Senate before heading to the White House for a sit down with President Biden. But Zelenskyy is encountering a slightly different environment on Capitol HillA number of Republicans in the GOP-controlled lower chamber are skeptical, if not vocally critical, of the United States' continued financial assistance of Ukraine, even as Mr.
"I think the best part is sit down walk through the question of what is the plan for victory, what is the plan in the field, the accountability issues that a lot of members have questions, just walk through that," McCarthy said before meeting with Zelenskyy. Russia invaded in February 2022. Both Zelenskyy and Mr. Biden emphasized at the U.N. General Assembly that Ukraine's security is international security.
"If we allow Ukraine to be carved up, is the independence of any nation secure?" Mr, Biden asked during his UNGA speech."If Ukraine falls, what will happen in ten years? Just think about it. If [the Russians] reach Poland, what's next? A Third World War?" Zelenskyy told Scott Pelley in a that aired Sunday."We're defending the values of the whole world. And these are Ukrainian people who are paying the highest price.