Chicago – September 30, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, as the Ukrainian leader sought to shore up more support ahead of the United States election in November.
The series of Washington, DC meetings on Thursday came as Zelenskyy has called for more US military aid to his embattled country, regardless of who wins the upcoming vote.
Biden and Harris have both pledged continued support to Kyiv, while the Republican candidate, former US President Donald Trump, and several vocal members of his party have continually called it into question.
“The United States will provide Ukraine with the support it needs to win this war,” Biden said in a statement on Thursday ahead of his White House meeting with Zelenskyy.
Biden further pledged to ensure that all funding so far approved for Ukraine is disbursed before he leaves office in January 2025, in what he described as a “surge in security assistance” totalling nearly $8bn.
He vowed to convene a meeting with other world leaders focused on Ukraine’s defence during a visit to Germany next month. However, he stopped short of greenlighting Ukraine’s longstanding request to fire US-made long-range missiles into Russia.
