Zelenskiy to speak at US Congress in person ahead of vote on bill for billions in US aid to Ukraine
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Today’s address will also mark one of the last times Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, presides over the chamber as Speaker of the House, before Republicans take the majority on 3 January and she returns to the rank and file of her caucus.
The planning for Zelenskiy’s speech began in October, according to a Pelosi aide, when she met with Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Pelosi was attending the First parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia, at the time.
Continue reading…Zelenskiy to speak at US Congress in person ahead of vote on bill for billions in US aid to UkraineSee all our Ukraine war coverageToday’s address will also mark one of the last times Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, presides over the chamber as Speaker of the House, before Republicans take the majority on 3 January and she returns to the rank and file of her caucus.The planning for Zelenskiy’s speech began in October, according to a Pelosi aide, when she met with Ruslan Stefanchuk, chairman of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Pelosi was attending the First parliamentary summit of the International Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia, at the time. Continue reading…