Strong signs of US support for Ukraine: Nancy Pelosi meets with Volodimir Zelensky in kyiv

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, met with the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, in a surprise visit to kyivpraised the Ukrainian people, and promised more help of his country before the invasion of Russia.

Pelosi, an experienced Democratic congressman, He is second in the presidential line of succession. of the United States after the vice president, and the official of highest rank of his country to visit the Ukrainian capital since the Russian invasion began on February 24.

His visit on Saturday came just days after Russia fired rockets at the capital during the visit of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

“Thank you to the United States for helping to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our state,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter on Sunday, along with a video in which he sees Pelosi and other U.S. congressmen welcomed to the U.S. headquarters. Ukrainian government. in Kyiv.

“The United States is a leader in strong support for Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression, ”continued the Ukrainian president, appearing in the video on the side of armed guards.

In neighboring Poland, Pelosi told a news conference in the city of Rzeszow on Sunday that he and other members of the U.S. parliamentary delegation met with Zelensky on Saturday in kyiv within three hours and delivered a “message of appreciation from the American people to your leadership.

The California congresswoman said she was “amazed” at Zelensky’s expertise on all issues, describing the president and the meeting as “an amazing leadership masterclass”.

Meanwhile, Colorado Democrat Jason Crow, a military veteran and member of the House Intelligence and Armed Services committee, said he came to Ukraine with three areas of focus: “Guns, guns, and shotguns”.

Earlier in a statement, the US delegation said it had visited kyiv “to send a clear and resounding message to the world: America stands alongside Ukraine“.

“An more US support is coming“, underlined US lawmakers, who assured that” they will make a legislative package the strong demand for financing from President (Joe) Biden “.

Zelensky said he was happy for that “very important sign” provided by the United States and Biden, including a program for Ukraine, similar to that done during World War II, to provide war materials to friendly countries without directly interfering in the fighting.

“These are recent important steps forward in military and financial support to Ukraine … we are grateful for it,” Zelensky said in a Ukrainian presidential statement.

This visit to kyiv comes a week after what US Secretaries of State and Defense, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin did, respectively, just two months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

During their visit, the two officials announced the progressive return of the US diplomatic presence in Ukraine and additional direct and indirect assistance of more than 700 million dollars.

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