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Republican senators led by Mitch McConnell pay surprise visit to Zelensky in Kyiv (photos/video)
US Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell led a workforce of Republican senators on a shock journey to Kyiv on Saturday, Might 14 to satisfy with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The journey which is the newest in a string of high-level US journeys comes as a bipartisan invoice to ship $40 billion in further help to Ukraine to assist with the conflict remained stalled in Congress.
McConnell, together with Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Tex.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo), made the journey simply two days after their fellow Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, compelled a short lived halt to the large navy and humanitarian help invoice.
The go to was “a powerful sign of bipartisan help for Ukraine from the USA Congress and the American individuals,” Zelensky wrote on his official Instagram account.
“Thanks to your management in serving to us battle not just for our nation, but additionally for democratic values and freedoms,” the president added. “We actually respect it.”
A high Zelensky aide wrote that the go to signaled an imminent finish to the deadlock in Congress.
“A call on $40 billion is predicted subsequent week,” Andrij Sybiha wrote on Fb.
“Immediately, our state has the sturdy bipartisan and bicameral help of American associates. And the American individuals.”
Recall on Might 1, Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi held an analogous shock assembly with Zelensky whereas first woman Jill Biden greeted Zelensky’s spouse Olena Zelenska in an unannounced Mom’s Day journey over the Ukrainian border final Sunday.
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President Zelensky welcomed US delegation to Kyiv led by Sen Mitch McConnell at the moment. Zelensky mentioned it’s “a powerful sign of bipartisan help for Ukraine.”
“Thanks to your management in serving to us battle not just for our nation, but additionally for democratic values ??and freedoms.” pic.twitter.com/amTIudErkb— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) Might 14, 2022
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