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    Zelenskyy to Congress: 'Your money is not charity'

    by Tracy Wilkinson and Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times Dec 21, 2022 6 minutes
    U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army General Mark Milley and Attorney General Merrick Garland arrive for a joint news conference between President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after their meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

    WASHINGTON — Making a dramatic, risky wartime visit to Washington on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strategized privately with President Joe Biden at the White House, addressed a packed joint session of Congress and delivered an impassioned pitch for sustained U.S. military aid for his country.

    “Your money is not charity,” Zelenskyy told the unusual meeting of Congress on Wednesday evening. “It is an investment in global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way.”

    Earlier Wednesday, Biden praised Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people for their courage and resilience in the face of Russia’s invasion and pledged to stand with Ukraine for “as long as it takes.”

    In addition to the warm welcomes from Biden, administration officials and enthused members of Congress, Zelenskyy was greeted with the president’s announcement of $1.8 billion in new aid, including a sophisticated Patriot missile battery that Kyiv has long sought.

    But despite the mutual praise and appreciation and evident camaraderie

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