In what will be his first foreign trip since Russia invaded his country, Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky is expected in Washington, D.C. late Wednesday to address a joint session of Congress.
Zelensky’s surprise visit will be his first in the U.S. since September 2021, when the focus was onhad leaned on him to investigate current President Joe Biden’s son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine. It is also his first foreign visit anywhere since Russia invaded his country some 300 days ago.
The timing of his visit may well coincide with the Biden administration making good on its promise to beef up Ukrainian capabilities with a donation of patriot missile defense system assets, which could change the face of the war and will be the closest thing Ukraine has had to airspace protection. Russian President Vladimir Putin last week implied that the donation of such a sophisticated defense system could lead to “unpredictable responses,” though it is unclear exactly what that looks like. Putin visited Belarus this week, sending a worrying signal that he may engage his biggest ally in the attack on Ukraine.
Zelensky and his top aides have recently warned that they expect Russian president Vladimir Putin to renew a large-scale ground invasion with an eye on the capital Kyiv early in the new year. Russia has focused much of its offense on attacking Ukraine infrastructure in recent weeks, to devastating effects. Almost half the country is regularly without power during the brutal Ukraine winter.
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