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Zelensky planning to visit Capitol on Wednesday to address Congress<!-- wp:html --><div></div> <div> <h2>BREAKING NEWS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a joint congressional meeting: reports</h2> <p><strong>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening</strong><br /> <strong>Trip relies heavily on security measures </strong><br /> <strong>It would be his first US visit since Russia invaded Ukraine </strong></p> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Emily Goodin, senior US political reporter for Dailymail.com </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">published:</span> 21:59, Dec 20, 2022 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 22:04, Dec 20, 2022 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/news/none/article/other/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if gte IE 8]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE 8]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE 9]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> </p> <p> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, according to multiple news outlets.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The journey is not 100 percent and highly dependent on the security situation. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">It’s “unconfirmed,” a source familiar with the situation told DailyMail.com. All dependent on security. Leaks don’t help.’ </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">It would be Zelensky’s first personal visit to the US since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Speaker Nancy Pelosi teased a surprise in a letter to lawmakers on Tuesday.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“We are closing a very special session of the 117th Congress with legislation that both advances the American people and supports our democracy. Please be there for a very special focus on democracy Wednesday night,” she said.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">His visit comes as lawmakers prepare to approve a federal budget for next year, including $44.9 billion for Ukraine — the largest amount to date and well above President Joe Biden’s $37 billion. .<a target="_blank" href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-europe-congress-government-and-politics-bddc8fc02afcc2a072bbdd388dc1a658" rel="noopener"> </a>request. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Zelensky would thank lawmakers for their support and argue why even more money is needed. </p> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/news/none/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: </h3> </div> </div> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

BREAKING NEWS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a joint congressional meeting: reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening
Trip relies heavily on security measures
It would be his first US visit since Russia invaded Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening, according to multiple news outlets.

The journey is not 100 percent and highly dependent on the security situation.

It’s “unconfirmed,” a source familiar with the situation told DailyMail.com. All dependent on security. Leaks don’t help.’

It would be Zelensky’s first personal visit to the US since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may address a special joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening

Speaker Nancy Pelosi teased a surprise in a letter to lawmakers on Tuesday.

“We are closing a very special session of the 117th Congress with legislation that both advances the American people and supports our democracy. Please be there for a very special focus on democracy Wednesday night,” she said.

His visit comes as lawmakers prepare to approve a federal budget for next year, including $44.9 billion for Ukraine — the largest amount to date and well above President Joe Biden’s $37 billion. . request.

Zelensky would thank lawmakers for their support and argue why even more money is needed.

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