Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made his first known foreign trip since Russia invaded Ukraine more than 300 days ago, travelling to the US on a high-stakes visit to secure support for his war effort well into next year.
The Ukrainian president was filmed travelling with cars outside Przemyśl railway station in Poland.
He later flew to Washington DC, where he was greeted at the White House on Wednesday afternoon by Joe Biden.
Wearing his trademark olive green pants and sweater, Zelenskiy met the US president and his wife on the lawn.
Before the two leaders went in for talks, Biden told Zelenskiy that “it’s an honour to be by your side” and pledged continued financial, military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
“Thank you first of all,” Zelenskiy told the US president. “It’s a great honour to be here.”
The two leaders will participate in a joint news conference and then go to Capitol Hill to address a joint session of the US Senate and House of Representatives.
While in the air, Zelenskiy tweeted that he planned to strengthen the country’s “resilience and defence capabilities”.
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