The Ukrainian leader will visit Washington Thursday to meet with Congress. Biden has requested $24 billion in new aid to Ukraine, but the funding is in limbo ahead of a possible government shutdown.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington Thursday to make a renewed pitch for American aid to support his country’s ongoing fight against Russia, as a new round of funding is in limbo ahead of a looming government shutdown.
Zelenskyy’s itinerary in D.C. includes a morning on Capitol Hill for bipartisan meetings with lawmakers. Afterward, he is expected to meet with U.S. military officials at the Pentagon before meeting with President Biden in the Oval Office — the sixth meeting between the two leaders.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, no country has provided more funding to Ukraine than the United States.
