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In risky venture out of Ukraine, Zelenskyy gets warm US welcome — and Patriot missiles

A traffic signal frames the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON — As Washington prepared for a risky wartime visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $1.8 billion in new aid to Ukraine, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery that the country’s military has long sought.

Zelenskyy’s visit to D.C., his first known trip outside his nation since Russia invaded 300 days ago, was a close-guarded secret until the eve of his arrival. It is fraught with risk and danger and shrouded in extreme security measures.

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