Volodymyr Zelenskiy expected to urge jet transfer in address to US Congress
by David Smith in Washington from on (#5X3GZ)
Leaders prepare to welcome Ukraine president before Wednesday speech amid divisions over question of planes
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, will address Congress on Wednesday in what could prove his most powerful plea yet for the west to take a tougher line against Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskiy is expected to use the virtual address to urge members of the House of Representatives and Senate to intensify pressure on Joe Biden to allow the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets from Poland.
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