Pelosi-led delegation to Ukraine set to brief Biden personally on what they saw in the war-torn country
Pelosi, D-Calif., led a delegation of Democratic lawmakers in a trip to Ukraine last month. The delegation included Democratic Reps. Jim McGovern, Gregory Meeks, Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee, Bill Keating and Jason Crow.
Pelosi and the delegation met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this month in Kyiv. The speaker said the trip was meant"to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world: America stands firmly with Ukraine." The president has not yet visited Ukraine. The White House said last week that he"would love to visit," but that there are"no plans in the works" for him to travel to the country.
In this image released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Sunday, May 1, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives for his meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022.In March, prime ministers Mateusz Moravetsky of Poland, Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic and Janez Jansa of Slovenia traveled to Kyiv.
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