President Joe Biden announced $800 million in emergency security assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday, hours after the country’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional appeal to a joint session of Congress. The latest aid brings the total U.S. security assistance committed to Ukraine to $1 billion in just the …
Read More »Zelensky Invokes Pearl Harbor, 9/11; Pleads For U.S. Help In Ukraine
by Jennifer Shutt, Idaho Capital Sun March 16, 2022 WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday invoked the Pearl Harbor attacks ahead of World War II and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, while urging the United States to do more to stop the Russian war against his country. During the …
Read More »Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky To Address U.S. Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will make an address to both houses of the U.S. Congress this week to provide an update on the Russian war, top congressional officials said Monday. Zelensky, who has led his country against the Russian invasion for almost three weeks, will make a virtual address to …
Read More »US To ‘Respond Decisively’ If Russia Invades Ukraine, Biden Tells Zelenskky
President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the U.S. and its allies will “respond decisively” if Russia further invades Ukraine, according to a White House statement on January 2. Biden “reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said …
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