Zelenskyy Says Evacuation of Azovstal Plant Has Begun, Awarded Pelosi with 'Order of Princess Olga'

During a nightly address on Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the congressional delegation for visiting Kyiv and affirming the U.S. commitment to helping Ukraine.

We are grateful to all partners who convey such important and powerful signals of support for Ukraine to the world and to Russia by visiting our capital in these conditions and at such a difficult time," Zelenskyy said.

Zelenskyy said he and Pelosi shared "very substantive negotiations" that spanned four hours "on defense supplies, macro-financial assistance, sanctions policy, political cooperation."

The Ukrainian leader also expressed his appreciation for the Lend-Lease program, which he said could "work to strengthen our state as much as possible and help in the struggle for freedom."

"I also thanked for the preparation of a large package of aid to Ukraine worth 33 billion US dollars," he added.

The meeting also including details on how to strengthen economic sanctions against Russia, he said.
































































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