In his first overseas journey since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February, President Volodymyr Zelensky made a historic trip to the United States, according to his spokesman to AFP.
A presidential press secretary, Sergiy Nykyforov, confirmed that the Ukrainian president had entered the nation after making a brief detour in Poland to meet with President Andrzej Duda, an ally.
The unusual lengths used to get the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, from his country to the US capital are evidence of how important the relationship is to both nations.
After spending Tuesday in the front lines in eastern Ukraine, Mr. Zelensky traveled to Washington, DC, by way of Poland by overnight train before boarding a US Air Force plane, which was apparently assisted by a NATO surveillance plane and an F-15 fighter jet.
