WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden, with flowers in hand, and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, to the White House on Tuesday for a visit ahead of her address to Congress on Wednesday.
Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, embraced Jill Biden and received the flowers from the president, who met her vehicle outside.
Afterwards, the two women and delegations from both countries sat down for a meeting in the White House Blue Room.
President Joe Biden (C) and First Lady Jill Biden (R) welcome Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska (L) at the White House on July 19, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Jill Biden had made a surprise visit to Ukraine, which Russia invaded on Feb. 24, in May, visiting her counterpart and a school that was sheltering displaced Ukrainians….