President of Ukraine Zelensky, visiting Washington DC, the capital of the United States, held a summit meeting with President Biden and expressed his gratitude for the support so far, stressing that “the war is not over yet” and has asked to continue support.
President Zelensky arrived at the White House on the afternoon of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd Japan time and had a summit meeting with President Biden.
As the meeting began, President Biden stressed continued support, saying, “We will continue to strengthen Ukraine’s self-defense capabilities, especially air defense capabilities.”
In response, President Zelensky said, “I am grateful for President Biden’s support and leadership” and expressed his gratitude for the tremendous amount of support from the United States, noting that “the war is not over yet “. sued.
This is the first time President Zelensky has visited a foreign country since the military invasion of Russia began in February this year. I would like to get further cooperation by going directly to
On the other hand, President Biden is starting to be cautious about continuing to provide huge amounts of support from some opposition and Republican parties. There seems to be a goal to demonstrate domestically and internationally that there is no no change in
After the meeting, the two leaders will hold a joint press conference starting at 6:30 Japanese time, in which the announcement of new military aid of about 240 billion yen in Japanese yen is expected.
President Zelensky: “I’m in Washington to thank you”
He then posted, “We will conduct a series of negotiations to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience and defense capabilities. We plan to discuss bilateral cooperation with President Biden.”
In the video released by Reuters communication, one can see how President Zelensky got off the plane and shook hands with government officials and ambassadors stationed in the United States.
President Biden: “We look forward to discussing many things”
In this, President Biden quoted a Twitter post that President Zelensky was “headed to America”and said, “Hope you have a good flight. I look forward to giving you the welcome here. Many of us discuss things,” he posted, showing his expectations for the summit.
