Some experts believe that Zelensky will ask for more weapons and assurances of support for Ukraine.

American analysts are already discussing the unannounced visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to the United States.

As the Voice of America notes, some compare it with Churchill’s visit to the United States 81 years ago, others point out that with this visit, Zelensky wants to return attention to Ukraine in Washington, where domestic political problems occupy a prominent place.

According to the ex-press secretary of the White House, Jen Psaki, Zelensky would not have gone to the United States if American support had not decreased. The President of Ukraine will try to convince Congress and the Americans of the importance of helping Kyiv, she believes.

And The Atlantic analyst Tom Nichols wrote that Washington is more focused on domestic political issues than ever. “Zelensky knows that time is running out,” he said. Nichols noted that Zelenskyi’s visit can remind us that Russia’s war against Ukraine is not “an esoteric foreign policy triangle, but a brutal, bloody confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism.”

At the same time, former US ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst and ex-Pentagon official Ian Brzezinski believe that the Ukrainian president will ask for more weapons during his visit. He will request the supply of long-range artillery and missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of more than 300 km, tanks and fighter planes, armored vehicles.

Herbst also said that Zelensky would like Joe Biden to clearly state that the US is in favor of Ukraine winning the war.

Brzezinski added that the Ukrainian leader would try to allay Washington’s fears that a quick victory for Ukraine would lead to escalation and the use of nuclear weapons by Russia.

We will remind that on the day of Zelensky’s visit, the USA announced new defense assistance to Ukraine, including the Patriot air defense system.

Zelensky’s visit to the USA

Various US structures were involved in the organization and provision of security measures for Zelenskyi during his visit to Washington. According to the publication, Zelensky arrived in Poland by train to Przemyśl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border. The Ukrainian president flew to Washington from Rzeszów airport.

American lawmakers have already received instructions regarding Zelensky’s speech to Congress. The mass media published the schedule of the meeting.