Volodymyr Zelensky met with Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the White House to discuss “victory plans”. The Ukrainian president hopes that this will put pressure on Russia to agree to a diplomatic ending to the war.
This comes amid a dispute with Donald Trump and his Republican Party ahead of the US presidential election in November.
The BBC‘s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explains why Mr Zelensky chose to visit Washington at this time, when the US election campaign is in full swing.
Michael Cox is the producer
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