War in Ukraine, today Zelensky-Biden meeting in Washington: “Message to Putin and the world”

the ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky he is flying to Washington, where he will meet the president at the White House today Joe Biden and will address the US Congress. In addition, the leader of Kiev may also make a stopover in New York, at the Glass Palace, headquarters of the United Nations. The information was confirmed by the office of the UN spokesperson, explaining however that at this moment there is still no official confirmation of this visit.

“I am on my way to the United States to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience and defense capabilities. In particular, the President of the United States and I will discuss cooperation between Ukraine and the United States. I will also speak in Congress and at a series of meetings bilateral,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

Zelensky’s trip to the United States represents the president’s first trip outside Ukraine since the conflict began on February 24, and in American intentions it will represent.”a message to Putin and the rest of the world🇧🇷 The US will stay close to Ukraine for as long as necessary.” asking “all members to be physically present at our session on Wednesday night”.

The purpose of the visit would be to thank the United States for the enormous help it has sent in recent months and ask to continue to ensure adequate military support to support the confrontation with Russia in view of winter, a period that could be decisive for the fate of the conflict with Russia.

From the new US aid package to Ukraine

That Kiev will continue to find support in the United States, however, is beyond doubt. In the new $1.7 trillion federal spending bill introduced late on Monday by congressional leaders, about $45 billion is expected in aid to Ukraine, up from the $37 billion requested by President Biden. So far (between military, economic and humanitarian aid) the US has already provided Kiev with about 68 billion dollars of financing.

At the summit between the two presidents, however, new aid package of US$ 1.8 billion. The package – Biden government report sources – is expected to include Patriot missile batteries and precision bombs for Ukrainian fighter jets.

Russia’s foreign ministry spoke last week of “unforeseeable consequences” if the United States sent Patriot missiles into Ukraine, saying it would be interpreted as a “provocation”. The US State Department responded by asserting that Russia bears sole responsibility for any provocation in Ukraine.