Zelensky's secretive, historic US visit will exploit crucial window of opportunity for Ukraine 🔴 SimonMarksFSN
On Tuesday night, the mere whiff of fresh assistance for Kyiv led Republican right-winger Lauren Boebert of Colorado to tweet that “our government wants to send yet another $47 billion to Ukraine. Yes, really”. Along with many of her colleagues, she accuses the Biden White House of caring more about Ukraine’s border with Russia than about illegal immigration across America’s border with its neighbours to the south.
Mr Zelensky is expected to make fresh demands during a visit to Washington that may last fewer than seven hours. He’ll want logistical bottlenecks overcome in a bid to speed. In an act that is sure to garner front-page attention, he’s expected to deliver into Mr Biden’s hands a Ukrainian flag that fighters in the eastern battlefront of Bakhmut handed to him only on Tuesday.
As he heads back to Kyiv, the lasting impact of the visit may be determined by what – if anything – the Ukrainian leader says about his willingness to enter into. Earlier this month, President Biden – flanked by French President, Emmanual Macron, – said that he would be willing to meet Russian President, Vladimir Putin, face-to-face if a negotiated settlement becomes possible.
Sensing that, the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that “nothing good” will come of Mr Zelensky’s visit to Washington and that the Kremlin currently sees no chance of peace talks. Continued Western arms supplies, said a Russian government spokesman, “will only succeed in aggravating the conflict”.
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