Senators have been invited to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via Zoom on Saturday, a Senate aide confirmed to The Hill.
The meeting, which will take place on Saturday morning, will be the first time the full Senate can speak with Zelensky since Russian President Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin’s Kennedy Center is lit in blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine. Russian opera star abandons Met’s performances to avoid Putin’s reproach DHS grants temporary immigration status to all Ukrainians in the United States MORE began its invasion of Ukraine late last month.
The meeting comes as lawmakers work to provide billions of new aid to Ukraine and allow Zelensky to present directly to members of Congress what his country needs as it fights the Russian invasion. Although Putin is facing failure, Russia still has a military advantage over Ukraine and is attacking many key cities.
Zelensky’s conversation with lawmakers comes after other Ukrainian officials met with members of Congress earlier this week. Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova met with members of the Senate and warned them that Ukraine needed more supplies to help fight the Russian military.
Meanwhile, Alexandra Ustinova, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, told members of the House that the damage in Ukraine would rise without a “no-fly zone” to prevent Moscow from entering Ukraine’s airspace. The idea has provoked a bipartisan repulse in Washington because it will involve US forces that could potentially shoot down Russian planes, putting the two countries in direct conflict.
Zelenski also liaises with world leaders, including President Biden
Joe Biden’s fire broke out in a large nuclear power plant in Ukraine amid the fight against Russia, fomenting a political war over gas prices, oil drilling. On the money – Pressure to block Russian imports has hit the wall MORE as it calls for support for its country, often providing updates via social media. Call Senate Zoom was first reported by NBC News.
Zelensky’s response to the Russian invasion earned him bipartisan praise in Washington for both his refusal to leave Ukraine and his determination to fight the Russian army.
Senator Mark Warner
Mark Robert WarnerHillicon Valley – Justice Department Criticizes Senate Cyberspace Bill Democrats press Finance Ministry over fears Russia could use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions The Senate is passing a cybersecurity bill amid fears of Russian cyberattacks. The CHAIRMAN (D-Va.), Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, compared him to the late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
“One of the questions that day was in the intelligence committee [was] Would Zelensky be Ghani, the Afghan leader who broke up and fled after the Taliban began to move forward, or would he be Churchill? So far, he has been Churchillian in his response, “Warner said in an interview with the Washington Post Live.