Volodymyr Zelensky Visits the White House and Trump Tower

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The Ukrainian president travels to Washington to discuss U.S. aid with Joe Biden and New York to meet with Donald Trump. Yet Zelensky stirs Republican complaints by calling JD Vance’s ideas "too radical" and then by going with prominent Democrats to visit an ammunition plant in the swing state of Pennsylvania. Does this blunder into U.S. politics pose a risk of polarizing defense assistance to Ukraine, and how much do Kyiv's prospects depend on the November election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:21.0	this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.1	Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky visits the US
0:27.7	to pitch President Biden on a victory plan.
0:30.3	But while the White House announces new security assistance, it does not approve long-range strikes into Russia.
0:37.0	Plus, the Ukrainian leader steps into the November election by making an unflattering remark about JD Vance.
0:44.0	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:48.0	We are joined today by my colleagues,
0:50.0	editorial board member Kate Bouchlder, Odell, and columnist Kim Strassal.
0:54.7	On Thursday, Joe Biden welcomed President Zelensky to the White House, saying it has been
0:59.5	a top priority of my administration to provide Ukraine Ukraine with this support it needs to
1:04.4	prevail. Let's listen to a piece of what else the president said. I'm proud to announce a
1:09.4	new $2.4 billion package of security assistance.
1:14.0	I've also directed the Pentagon to allocate all the remaining security systems funding
1:20.0	that has been appropriated for the Ukraine, period the end of this my term which is January 20 and
1:27.8	this will strengthen Ukraine's position in future negotiations.
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