Analysis: The U.S. has said “no” to Zelensky before. But he wasn’t in Washington to hear it in person. Today, that changes, as he makes the U.S. his first foreign destination since Russia expanded its war in his country 300 days ago, on Feb. 24.
Zelensky said after visiting Ukrainian troops on the front lines in Bakhmut he would bring a flag given to him by fighters there to “those whose decisions are very important to Ukraine,”
. “This week is ‘extremely important’ for Ukraine — in order to get through this winter and next year,” Zelensky said Tuesday in his nightly national address.supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, including through the provision of economic, humanitarian, and military assistance,” White House press secretary“Biden has made holding together a Western coalition supporting Ukraine a central mission of his presidency.
The official denied — somewhat implausibly — that Zelensky’s visit was aimed in part at countering Republican resistance to more aid for Ukraine. “This isn’t about sending a message to a particular political party,” my colleagues quoted the official as saying. “This is about sending a message to Putin and sending a message to the world that America will be there for Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
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