Meeting comes shortly after Biden announced $8 billion worth of military support to Ukraine
US vice-president Kamala Harris met president Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine on Thursday at the White House in a sign that president Joe Biden’s administration is positioning her to take over a politically fraught diplomatic relationship if she wins the election in November.
Ms Harris said those who would have Ukraine trade territory for peace were supporting “proposals of surrender” – a dig at former president Donald Trump, her Republican opponent, and his scepticism of aid for Ukraine.Green energy is good for environment and can protect from economic shocksShe added that the fight in Ukraine “matters to the people of America,” and framed the conflict as one that the American people should recognise as highly consequential.
Neither Ms Harris nor Mr Zelenskiy took questions from reporters after about nine minutes of joint remarks. As he gave a speech Wednesday in North Carolina that had been promoted as focusing on the economy, he spent much of his time telling supporters that Iran might have been behind the two assassination attempts against him. US officials have said there is no evidence to link them to Iranian threats.
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