“It is, of course, not even close. The United States unequivocally supports Ukraine.”
A senior US official said Biden would announce about $2 billion in further military aid for Ukraine, which would include Patriot missile batteries to help defend itself against a barrage of Russian missiles.
“…weapons, weapons and more weapons. It’s important to state individually why we need certain types of weapons,” Podolić said. “In particular, armored vehicles, the latest missile defense systems and long-range missiles.”
Zelensky’s visit was expected to last several hours.
He will meet with Biden at the White House at 2:30 pm (1930 GMT), attend a joint news conference with the US President and then head to Capitol Hill to address a joint session of the US Senate and House of Representatives. ,
White House spokesman John Kirby said diplomacy and defense capability would be at the top of the agenda.
“Clearly we are going to make sure that President Zelensky, when he leaves this country, knows that he is leaving with the full support of the United States of America,” he told MSNBC in an interview before Zelensky’s arrival. told.