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what'll change and what won't after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy's address to Congress.

It's your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

When Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky addresses Congress virtually at 9 a.m. today,

the headlines will likely focus on the red lines that President Joe Biden won't cross,

Zelensky's request for a no-fly zone, and the transfer of Polish-make fighter planes.

But the debate has shifted.

Politico's Betsy Woodworth Swan had an interview with Daniel Vyditch yesterday,

a longtime lobbyist for Ukrainian interests, who says, quote, he's consulted with Zelensky's advisors about the speech.

Here's a quote from the interview.

Zelensky is going to express gratitude to the U.S. for what it's done to support Ukraine and punish

Russia, but he's also going to name in shame, or at least shame, and rightly so.

Those in the Biden administration who advocated for minimizing security assistance to Ukraine

before the invasion were wrong then, and they're wrong now in refusing to provide the

Ukrainians with the support they need, without naming anyone explicitly.

Zelensky will call on these people to wake up before it's too late.

The White House reacted a bit testily to Vytej's preview. And as she spokeswoman Emily Horan said, quote, we have no idea what this

quote is referencing. The fact is President Biden authorized a record amount of security assistance

over the past year to Ukraine, $1.2 billion, including $650 million before Russia's invasion.

Shortly after Betsy's piece went live, the Wall Street Journal reported that Biden would

announce another $1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine today after Zelensky speaks,

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