WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is predicted on Capitol Hill and on the White House subsequent week as he visits the U.S. through the United Nations General Assembly.

Zelenskyy’s journey comes as Congress is debating offering as a lot as $21 billion in navy and humanitarian assist for Ukraine because it fights the Russian invasion.

An administration official, talking on situation of anonymity to debate the delicate go to, stated Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden on the White House subsequent Thursday. The journey to the Capitol was confirmed by two congressional aides granted anonymity to debate the plans.

The Ukrainian president made a wartime go to to Washington in December 2022 and delivered an impassioned tackle to a joint assembly of Congress.

At the time Zelenskyy thanked Americans for serving to to fund the conflict effort and advised lawmakers the cash is “not charity,” however an “investment” in world safety and democracy.

Details of Zelenskyy’s go to subsequent week weren't but being made public.

Congress is more and more divided over offering further funding for Ukraine. Biden has sought a package deal of $13 billion in further navy assist for Ukraine and $8 billion for humanitarian assist.

But some conservative Republican lawmakers have been pushing for broad federal spending cuts and a few are particularly seeking to cease cash to Ukraine as Congress works to go its annual appropriations payments earlier than a Sept. 30 deadline to maintain the U.S. authorities operating.

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