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02
May
2022

Zelensky meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Kyiv

KYIV. May 2 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met with Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress Nancy Pelosi, who was on a visit to Ukraine on May 1, the presidential press service has reported.

"I am grateful to you for this signal of strong support from the United States, the people and the Congress — bicameral and bipartisan support. This shows that the United States today is a leader in strong support for Ukraine during the war against the aggression of the Russian Federation," he said.

The President thanked the United States and Nancy Pelosi personally for the efforts to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country.

He stressed the importance of the address by President of the United States of America Joseph Biden to the Congress to provide Ukraine with financial assistance in the amount of $33 billion.

Pelosi noted that today Ukraine is heroically fighting for freedom, and the United States is ready to help our country until this struggle is over. According to her, Ukraine is the frontier of freedom.

President Zelensky awarded the Order of Princess Olha to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi for her significant personal contribution to strengthening Ukrainian-American interstate cooperation and supporting sovereign, independent and democratic Ukraine.