Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed to Kyiv a legislature delegation led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Zelensky said connected his Instagram relationship that the sojourn "is a beardown awesome of bipartisan enactment for Ukraine from the United States Congress and the American people."He added: "Thank you for your enactment successful helping america successful our conflict not lone for our country, but besides for antiauthoritarian values and freedoms. We truly admit it."Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas were besides seen gathering Zelensky successful video and photos posted to the Ukrainian president's societal media accounts.It's unclear whether the gathering took spot Saturday and whether the delegation is inactive successful the Ukrainian capital.McConnell and the different senators are the latest U.S. officials to sojourn Ukraine since Russia invaded the eastbound European federation successful precocious February. Two weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led the archetypal legislature delegation to Ukraine since warfare broke out. Pelosi, joined by respective elder House Democrats, met with Zelensky successful Kyiv.First woman Jill Biden met past play with Ukrainian archetypal woman Olena Zelenska successful Uzhhorod astatine the Slovakian borderline astatine a converted schoolhouse that present serves arsenic impermanent lodging for displaced citizens. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Zelensky successful Kyiv past month.Congress has been successful the process of trying to walk a astir $40 cardinal assistance measure that would supply Ukraine with subject and humanitarian assistance. In a uncommon amusement of unity, McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed for swift transition of the measure this week, aft the House had precocious the measurement successful a bipartisan vote. That Senate effort, however, was blocked Thursday by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky who has demanded changes to the legislation. The Senate is present expected to walk the measure sometime adjacent week, with Schumer forced to instrumentality procedural steps to flooded Paul's objection, earlier sending it to President Joe Biden's desk.This communicative has been updated with further details.
KYIV —
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed to Kyiv a legislature delegation led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Zelensky said connected his Instagram relationship that the sojourn "is a beardown awesome of bipartisan enactment for Ukraine from the United States Congress and the American people."
He added: "Thank you for your enactment successful helping america successful our conflict not lone for our country, but besides for antiauthoritarian values and freedoms. We truly admit it."
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas were besides seen gathering Zelensky successful video and photos posted to the Ukrainian president's societal media accounts.
It's unclear whether the gathering took spot Saturday and whether the delegation is inactive successful the Ukrainian capital.
McConnell and the different senators are the latest U.S. officials to sojourn Ukraine since Russia invaded the eastbound European federation successful precocious February. Two weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led the archetypal legislature delegation to Ukraine since warfare broke out. Pelosi, joined by respective elder House Democrats, met with Zelensky successful Kyiv.
First woman Jill Biden met past play with Ukrainian archetypal woman Olena Zelenska successful Uzhhorod astatine the Slovakian borderline astatine a converted schoolhouse that present serves arsenic impermanent lodging for displaced citizens. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Zelensky successful Kyiv past month.
Congress has been successful the process of trying to walk a astir $40 cardinal assistance measure that would supply Ukraine with subject and humanitarian assistance. In a uncommon amusement of unity, McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushed for swift transition of the measure this week, aft the House had precocious the measurement successful a bipartisan vote. That Senate effort, however, was blocked Thursday by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky who has demanded changes to the legislation. The Senate is present expected to walk the measure sometime adjacent week, with Schumer forced to instrumentality procedural steps to flooded Paul's objection, earlier sending it to President Joe Biden's desk.
This communicative has been updated with further details.
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