According to Agence France Presse, the White House confirmed that Ukrainian President Zelensky will visit Washington on the 21st local time, during which he will meet with US President Biden and make a speech in Congress. This will also be his first overseas visit since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis. The Associated Press said that the White House press secretary Jean Pierre issued a statement saying that Biden looked forward to the visit and that Zelensky's speech in Congress would show "strong support of both parties for Ukraine". It was previously reported that the US legislators will vote on the spending plan at the end of the year, including about 45 billion dollars of emergency assistance to Ukraine. In addition, the United States is currently increasing its efforts to provide air defense weapons assistance to Ukraine, which is expected to include the Patriot anti missile system. Since this year, dignitaries from many countries, including French President Makron and former British Prime Minister Johnson, have visited Ukraine and met with Zerensky face to face. In addition, Zerenski has been making speeches on various important occasions through video. Earlier this year, Biden visited Poland, but did not go to Kiev for a face-to-face meeting with Zerenski (NEP)