U.S. President Biden Meets with Ukrainian President in the U.N. General Assembly and a New Request from the House of Representatives
President Biden will be the first U.S. president to meet together with leaders from five Central Asian nations sometimes called the “Stans” – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — when he gathers with them next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Biden will emphasize U.S. leadership at the UN in his annual address, part of a busy agenda. Sullivan said that they had put a lot of points on the board.
Biden is in New York to have a meeting with Netanyahu. While the two leaders have met many times during the course of their long political careers, this is the first time they will have met since Netanyahu won his election last fall.
Biden will meet with the Ukrainian President at the White House on Thursday, just as the White House tries to get more money from Congress for the fight against Russia.
In four spending bills last year, Congress approved an amount of $112 billion for Ukraine. The fight over government spending that threatens to cause a government shutdown at the end of the month was wrapped up in the new request by some Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Sullivan said that the United States will be able to continue to deliver for Ukraine at the end of the day.
The Russian Foreign Minister Meets Putin in the United Nations, and Russia’s Foreign Minister Visits Russia after Kim Jong Un’s Trip
The International Criminal Court opened an office in Kyiv, expected to increase efficiency in responding to reports of war crimes. The largest office of the International Criminal Court is in Ukraine, according to the prosecutor general.
Analysts are interested in the explanations behind Ukraine’s dismissal of all six deputy defense ministers. The reshuffle comes weeks after the government fired its defense minister.
The General Assembly will be held in New York. Opening day speakers are to include President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader is going to meet with Biden and other officials this week. The Russian foreign minister is speaking at the UNGA.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Russia, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed to fully support Moscow’s fight against “imperialism.” Putin offered to help North Korea put a satellite into orbit. The United States and South Korea warned that the two leaders could be pursuing a weapons deal.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling the Belarusian government an “accomplice” in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The country has allowed Russian military and mercenary troops to be stationed on its territory, which was used as a staging ground for the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukraine took back eastern villages on Bakhmut’s southern flank, the nation’s military said. Recapturing the villages of Andriivka earlier in the week and Klishchiivka on Sunday — both destroyed by fighting — could allow Ukrainian forces to move farther into enemy lines around Bakhmut, an eastern city that fell to Russian forces in May after months of fighting.
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NPR’s State of Ukraine: The Story of Evan Gershkovich in Russia for the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashana
More than 2,000 people in different countries sent letters in support of Evan Gershkovich for the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana. The American Wall Street Journal reporter has been imprisoned in Russia since March.
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