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Why Zelenskyy Gave Biden A Medal
By REDIFF NEWS
December 22, 2022

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Ukraine for the first time since the Russian invasion to visit Washington, DC, meet United States President Joe Biden and address a joint session of the US Congress.

IMAGE: Zelenskyy presents a medal from a Ukrainian soldier to Biden during the meeting in the Oval Office.
Zelenskyy said this particular medal was awarded earlier this year to a Ukrainian officer for heroism on the battlefield.
The officer met Zelenskyy in Bakhmut and asked him to give his medal to President Biden as a token of his gratitude for America's military assistance to Ukraine during the invasion.
The officer also wrote Biden a letter expressing Ukraine's appreciation for America's assistance in the war effort. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

 

IMAGE: US Chief of Protocol Rufus Gifford welcomes Zelenskyy to the United States of America. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters

 

IMAGE: US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Zelenskyy to the White House. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

 

IMAGE: Biden and Zelenskyy have their first in-person conversation since Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

 

IMAGE: Biden and Zelenskyy on the south lawn of the White House. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

 

IMAGE: Biden and Zelenskyy walk down the Colonnade to the Oval Office. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

 

IMAGE: Biden and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

 

IMAGE: Biden and Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

 

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