Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will start his US visit from the state of Pennsylvania. From there, he continues to New York and the capital, Washington.
22:44•Updated 23:26
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has arrived in New York in the United States to participate in the UN General Assembly and Security Council sessions this week. Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on the matter on Sunday evening.
According to Ukrinform, Zelensky is scheduled to speak at the UN meeting already on Monday and participate in the UN Security Council’s meeting on Ukraine on Tuesday. In addition, Zelenskyi is scheduled to speak at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
Zelenskyi says that the US president Joe Biden will be the first to see Ukraine’s so-called “win plan” in its entirety. Zelenskyi will present the plan to Biden on Thursday.
Zelenskyi plans to present the plan to the leaders of other countries and the vice president of the United States on the same day Terrible for Harris.
Zelenskyi adds in his video speech published on Sunday evening that this autumn will decide what happens next in the war between Ukraine and Russia.
During his visit, Zelenskyi hopes to meet the former US president as well Donald Trump’swho has called US military and financial aid to Ukraine a “waste of money.” Trump has also refused to say that he wants Ukraine to win the war.
Trump previously said he would likely meet with Zelensky in the coming week, but an exact date has not yet been announced.
However, Zelenskyi will start his visit to the United States in the state of Pennsylvania, which is a swing state in the US presidential elections. From Pennsylvania, he continues to New York and the capital Washington.
Zelenskyi has long complained about Ukraine’s shortage of weapons, including 155mm artillery shells. In the United States, the ammunition in question is manufactured in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton is also the hometown of President Biden.
Two US officials told the Reuters news agency on Friday that the next US support package includes, among other things, 155- and 105-millimeter artillery shells, HIMARS missiles, and patrol boats. The official announcement of the support package is expected to take place during the starting week.
According to official sources, the content and size of the aid package may still change in the coming days, before President Biden signs the package.
Sources: Reuters, AFP, STT