the most popular feels able to go on this trip? he is the most popular leader feels able to go on this trip? he is the most popular leader in - feels able to go on this trip? he is the most popular leader in the world the most popular leader in the world it s the most popular leader in the world. it s the function of being a wartime world. it s the function of being a wartime leader who has survived against wartime leader who has survived against the odds. his approval rating against the odds. his approval rating would make any world leader envious rating would make any world leader envious it rating would make any world leader envious. it doesn t mean there are no little envious. it doesn t mean there are no little tension or problems. they are muted, no little tension or problems. they are muted, they are not gone. for example. are muted, they are not gone. for example. in are muted, they are not gone. for example, in my publication the economist last week we
ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, is travelling to washington on his first trip abroad since the russian invasion in february. he ll address a joint session of congress and hold talks with president biden at the white house, where a new package of military aid will be announced. let s get the latest on the fighting. 0ur correspondent, hugo bachega, has more from kyiv. this is president zelensky yesterday in bakhmut, meeting troops engaged in some of the fiercest battles in this war. today he ll be in washington, his first foreign trip since russia invaded in february. it s a trip full of security risks and was only confirmed hours before it was due to start. here is the president at a train station in poland, ahead of his flight to washington. the us has been ukraine s most important ally in the war. it has committed tens of billions of dollars in aid and weapons, more than any other country. and there is more to come.
this is president zelensky yesterday in bakhmut, meeting troops engaged in some of the fiercest battles in this war. today he ll be in washington, his first foreign trip since russia invaded in february. it s a trip full of security risks and was only confirmed hours before it was due to start. here is the president at a train station in poland, ahead of his flight to washington. the us has been ukraine s most important ally in the war. it has committed tens of billions of dollars in aid and weapons, more than any other country. and there is more to come. president biden will announce a package with military aid, including patriot missiles. this is a sophisticated air defence system ukrainians say they need to defend their country from air strikes. russia s campaign targeting critical infrastructure has left millions of people without electricity, heating and water. this, as temperatures plummet below freezing. ukraine says russia is using winter as a weapon, trying to break ukrainian
ukrainian regions he claims to have annexed. he said the main nato countries were using all their military power against russia. let s speak to our north america correspondent, anthony zurcher. what are you expecting to see during this visit? it is hugely symbolic. it is symbolic. we will see a meeting at the white house between president zelensky and president biden and then they will have a joint press conference in the late afternoon. then president zelensky will address a joint session of congress which is an honour bestowed on foreign leaders from winston churchill on. it is a high profile chance for the ukrainian president to speak to not only the policymakers in washington but to speak to the american public. all of
say about how safe president zelensky feels? say about how safe president zelens feels? ~ ., ., , zelensky feels? we have to remember i think that russia zelensky feels? we have to remember i think that russia sent zelensky feels? we have to remember i think that russia sent special - i think that russia sent special forces i think that russia sent special forces and others to assassinate president forces and others to assassinate president zelensky in the early weeks president zelensky in the early weeks of president zelensky in the early weeks of this campaign. they have still been weeks of this campaign. they have still been bombing site close to the centre still been bombing site close to the centre of still been bombing site close to the centre of kyiv. he is very cautious about centre of kyiv. he is very cautious about the centre of kyiv. he is very cautious about the way he publishes images and videos about his precise location and videos about his precise