Zelenskyy is Coming to Town
As public relations stunts go this one should be good:
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will meet with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday and later deliver a prime-time address to a joint session of Congress, a daring trip abroad intended to reaffirm American support for his country, White House officials announced late Tuesday night.
“Three hundred days ago, Russia launched a brutal assault against Ukraine,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said in a statement confirming Mr. Zelensky’s trip to Washington. “The visit will underscore the United States’ steadfast commitment to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, including through the provision of economic, humanitarian and military assistance.”
Senior administration officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of concerns about Mr. Zelensky’s safety, said the risks involved in such a visit — with the wartime leader leaving his country for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February — were high, and that planning for his arrival had been conducted under intense secrecy.
The speech this evening will probably bring down the house… scheduled for 7:30pm ET. Will we see the t-shirt and fatigues or the jacket and tie? As someone who just did some serious traveling and can still barely imagine being fully conscious, I don’t understand how these folks can do it. Comfortable planes and good pharmaceuticals, I suppose.