Volodymyr Zelensky Arrives At White House For Historic Meeting With Joe Biden; Ukraine Leader Will Address Joint Session Of Congress
deadline.comUPDATE: During a photo op in the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a medal to Joe Biden that an Army officer wanted to give to the U.S.
president as a thank you. “He asked me to pass his award, and he asked me to pass his award to President Biden…He is very brave and he said, ‘Give it to the very brave president,'” Zelensky said. “Undeserved but much appreciated,” Biden said.
He said that he would give the military officer a U.S. military command coin. In brief remarks, Zelensky also thanked Biden and Congress for their support, and “thanks from our ordinary people to your ordinary people, Americans, I really appreciate.” Biden told Zelensky he was “delighted you could make the trip,” adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in escalating his assaults on civilians, was trying to “use winter as a weapon.” PREVIOUSLY: Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Wednesday for an historic meeting with President Joe Biden, marking the first time that the Ukrainian president has made a foreign trip since the Russian invasion last year.
Wearing olive green, military colored slacks and sweater, Zelensky arrived at the South Portico shortly after 11 AM PT, greeted by Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, and they briefly posed for photographers.
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