Zelenskyy meets with Biden on his first known wartime trip outside Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Joe Biden at the White House Wednesday ahead of a scheduled address to a joint session of Congress later in the evening. The trip was Zelenskyy’s first known wartime trip outside Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion last February.
Zelenskyy arrived at the White House shortly after 2 p.m. for a bilateral meeting with Biden, who was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“It’s an honor to be by your side, united in defense in what is a brutal, brutal