Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared on Friday that he spoke with President Joe Biden about additional support amid a continued full-scale invasion from Russian forces.
Zelensky said in a tweet that “strengthening sanctions, concrete defense assistance and an anti-war coalition have just been discussed with [Biden]” as the country attempts to fend off Russian invaders who first entered the country early Thursday morning local time.
“Grateful to [United States] for the strong support,” Zelensky added.
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Strengthening sanctions, concrete defense assistance and an anti-war coalition have just been discussed with @POTUS. Grateful to ?? for the strong support to ??!
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) February 25, 2022
The White House confirmed in a press pool that “President Biden held a secure call with President Zelensky today from 1152 EST to 1232 EST.”
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Zelensky and members of his team could be seen standing outside of the building for the Office of the President of Ukraine in a video shared on Twitter.
“We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine,” Zelensky said in the video.
⚡️Ukraine’s Zelensky posts a new video of himself and his team outside the presidential administration in Kyiv’s government quarter after rumors in Russian media that he’d fled. “We are here. We are in Kyiv. We are defending Ukraine.” pic.twitter.com/bgHyrsbVFs
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 25, 2022
Reports surfaced on Thursday evening that Zelensky had been moved to a secret underground bunker as Russian forces moved closer to Kyiv. The White House declined to answer questions regarding Zelensky’s whereabouts.
