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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made an unannounced trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday where she and some of her Democratic colleagues met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy welcomed the delegation, shaking the lawmakers’ hands on a street in the capital city ahead of their meeting, according to a video tweeted by the Ukrainian president Sunday morning.
“You all are welcome,” Zelenskyy can be heard saying.
The Democratic delegation included: Chairman Jim McGovern, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Chairman Adam Schiff, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Bill Keating and Congressman Jason Crow.
Not all the members entered Ukraine or met with Zelenskyy.
Pelosi, second in line to the presidency after the vice president, is the highest-ranking American leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the war.
PELOSI MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO KYIV, REAFFIRMS U.S. COMMITMENT TO UKRAINE IN MEETING WITH ZELENSKYY
During a meeting later in the day, Pelosi affirmed the United States’ commitment to helping Ukraine.
“We believe that we are visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom. We are on a frontier of freedom and your fight is a fight for everyone,” Pelosi said. “Our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ukraine President Zelenskyy on May 1, 2022.
In a separate statement, Pelosi’s office said the Democratic delegation would work on approving a new $33 billion aid package President Joe Biden requested.
“Our Congressional Delegation had the solemn opportunity and extraordinary honor of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.
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“Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world: America stands firmly with Ukraine,” the office…
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