WASHINGTON — As Washington prepared for a risky wartime visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $1.8 billion in new aid to Ukraine, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery that the country’s military has long sought.
Zelenskyy’s visit to D.C., his first known trip outside his nation since Russia invaded 300 days ago, was a close-guarded secret until the eve of his arrival. It is fraught with risk and danger and shrouded in extreme security measures.
The youthful leader, whose nightly video addresses have served as an important morale booster to his people, was scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden, Cabinet members and the U.S. national security team. He will later meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and deliver a speech to Congress on Capitol Hill.
