UKRAINE WAR : FIRST LADY VISITS UNITED STATES FOR HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS

  • 19/07/2022

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady, is in the United States for a series of high-level meetings and to address Congress.

Her visit comes four months after her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, delivered a virtual speech to Congress in which he pushed for more military equipment.

Ms Zelenska met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday and will meet with her counterpart Jill Biden on Tuesday, according to the White House.

She is scheduled to speak to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

The two first ladies will meet for the second time on Tuesday, following Dr. Biden's unexpected visit to Ukraine in May.

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