Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, yesterday got a ride in a U.S. government jet , a red-carpet welcome at the White House, and more than a dozen standing ovations from members of Congress -- plus nearly $2 billion in new weapons -- including a Patriot air-defense system, which Ukraine's government hopes to use in defending its battered power grid from Russian missile barrages, the Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty website reports today (Dec. 23, 2022).
With Russia's invasion of Ukraine entering its 11th month, the question now is whether Zelensky got what he was seeking: a long-term U.S. commitment of aid and weaponry for a distant war in spite of persistent U.S. skepticism.
"Zelensky is trying to solidify relations with his major supporter for what he now recognizes is going to be a long war," said Mark Cancian, a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
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