WASHINGTON — In his first known trip abroad since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Washington on Wednesday to meet with President Biden and address a joint session of Congress.
U.S. officials kept details of his visit under wraps given the security fears. Despite the heavy shroud placed over Zelenskyy’s plans, it was widely reported he would travel to Washington to visit Capitol Hill and appear at the White House.
Zelenskyy’s visit, his second to the United States as president, comes as lawmakers are preparing to vote on a $1.7-trillion end-of-year funding bill that includes nearly $45 billion in emergency economic and security assistance to Ukraine, $8 billion more than Biden had requested from Congress last month.
