Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the Capitol and meet with senators Thursday, a Senate leadership aide said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will host an all-senators meeting with Zelenskyy at 10 a.m. Thursday, the aide said. A location is still to be determined.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Zelenskyy is also expected to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans has said. And he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York City this week on his trip to the U.S., a senior Ukrainian official said.
Biden last met with Zelenskyy in July at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“I hope we finally have put to bed the notion about whether or not Ukraine is welcome in NATO. It’s going to happen,” Biden said in remarks before their bilateral meeting. “We’re moving — you’re all moving in the right direction. I think it’s just a matter of getting by the next few months here.”
Source: NBCNEWS
