(Washington Insider Magazine) -Senior White House officials spoke about the “concerns” about Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington, for which reason his arrival was planned “under strict secrecy” due to the war his country, Ukraine, is facing.
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The trip of the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, to the United States this Wednesday was prepared under “strict secrecy” and with great concern to guarantee the safety of the European president, indicated The New York Times.
The New York newspaper cites as sources senior White House officials who spoke anonymously about the “concerns” in Washington to organize this visit, Zelensky’s first abroad since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 .
The Administration of President Joe Biden has not been alien to “the risks involved in a visit of this type were high”, since the Ukrainian president faces a war in his country, for which reason the planning of his arrival in the United States “is had been carried out under strict secrecy.
The White House announced Zelensky’s visit last night, after the Ukrainian president himself confirmed it, and that it will include an intervention before a joint session of the two Houses of the United States Congress.
“President Biden looks forward to welcoming President Zelenski to the White House today, December 21,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre announced.
The spokeswoman also confirmed that during this visit Biden will announce a new aid package for Ukraine so that he can “defend himself against Russian aggression.”
For his part, a senior US administration official explained in a call with journalists that the US executive will not attend Wednesday’s meeting “with a message that tries to pressure or push Zelensky in any way to the negotiating table.” to seek a diplomatic way out of the war with Russia.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said that Russia had given no indication that it was willing to engage in good faith talks about ending the war.
The President of Ukraine already spoke before the United States Congress on March 16, but electronically, in an appearance in which he asked that Russia be sanctioned for the start of the invasion.
That intervention came after Biden signed a law that provides for 13.6 billion dollars in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine and the countries on the eastern flank of NATO.
This article is written by Marlyn Montilla.
