A top Ukrainian official openly called for President Joe Biden to personally travel to Kyiv during an on-air interview with CNN.
Ihor Zhovka, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, suggested that Biden show that he is “brave” by meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy face to face in Kyiv when he travels next week for a NATO summit in Europe.
Speaking with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Zhovka noted that the Ukraine president was “really disappointed” by the refusal of NATO and the U.S. to impose a no-fly zone over the nation which has been besieged by a savage invasion from neighboring Russia.
“Ukraine really badly needs the air defense.” – President Zelensky’s chief diplomatic adviser Ihor Zhovkva discusses Ukraine’s needs from NATO with CNN’s @wolfblitzer, noting the country is lacking support in the air. pic.twitter.com/ky06MtVLcg
— CNN (@CNN) March 18, 2022
“Once again, we’re doing more or less fine on the ground. We’re fine enough on the ground forces, but what we’re really lacking is support in the air,” he said. “So if NATO is not able to provide us with a humanitarian no-fly zone, please provide us with fighter jets, please provide us with anti-missile air defense.”
“So, my president will keep doing this. He spoke about this in the U.S. Congress. He’s talking about this on a daily basis,” he told Blitzer who went on to ask him if Zelenskyy will try to meet Biden in person as he arrives for the summit.
“Will he try to meet, though, in-person with President Biden when President Biden is in Europe next week?” he asked.
“Well, just this week, three prime ministers of three friendly nations—Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia—visited personally, so why not President Biden comes to Ukraine to meet my president?” Zhovka responded.
“That would be pretty dangerous though, don’t you think?” Blitzer said.
“Well, definitely it is dangerous when you have a war against my country, a war in Europe,” Zhovka said. “So, one should not be afraid to – if you are brave.”
“We’ll see if the president of the United States accepts that invitation from the president of Ukraine,” Blitzer concluded.
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