TODAY: Zelensky To Address Joint Session Of Congress

December 21, 2022 Ukraine, United States

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Washington on Wednesday to meet President Biden, hold a press conference at the White House and address a joint session of Congress, a senior administration official told reporters.

Zelensky had not left Ukraine since Russia launched its brutal invasion on Feb. 24. During the visit, Biden will announce another $2 billion in U.S. military aid including, for the first time, the Patriot missile defense system.

Read the full article. Today will also be the last time that Speaker Pelosi presides over a joint session.

President Zelensky is now in the United States. He was flown here on board a US Air Force Gulfstream business jet. He will be meeting with President Biden today and addressing a joint session of Congress. pic.twitter.com/adjUBmF6wY

— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) December 21, 2022

Speaker Pelosi, on a potential Zelensky visit to the Capitol on Wednesday: “it would bring honor to Congress” pic.twitter.com/fiVewAZqlx

— Kristin Wilson (@kristin__wilson) December 20, 2022