Biden Backs Ukrainian President In Tensions With Russia, Extends White House Invite Ahead Of Summit With Putin

President Joe Biden reportedly spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday and invited him to the White House in the coming months.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters, ”I have come into this briefing room from the Oval Office where President Biden was on the phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine. This is a call they had been planning to make in advance of President Biden going to Europe (and) meeting with President Putin.”