Because of Navalnaya. The reason for Zelensky’s wife’s refusal to attend Biden’s speech has been named
Western media have learned why the wife of the President of Ukraine, Elena Zelenskaya, rejected the White House’s invitation to attend Joe Biden’s speech.
The American leader is expected to give a speech to Congress on Thursday, March 7.
According to The Washington Post, Zelenskaya refused to go to the event due to the fact that the widow of the recently deceased Alexei Navalny would be present.
Great discomfort
The American newspaper claims that it was this fact that caused great discomfort among Ukrainian citizens.
About this MIA “Russia Today”, noting that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the invitation sent to Yulia Navalnaya to Biden’s speech.
At the same time, Jean-Pierre added a very important detail: according to her information, Navalnaya will not be able to attend the event in Congress.
Elena Zelenskaya declined an invitation from the White House to attend Thursday’s address. Navalny’s potential presence has caused discomfort among Ukrainians, and this is an excerpt from an article by The Washington Post.
Biden, Zelenskaya, Navalnaya
Citing its sources, the publication reports: it was assumed that US First Lady Jill Biden would sit next to Zelenskaya and Navalnaya.
The White House most likely did not inform Kyiv that Navalnaya had decided to withdraw from participation, although her presence was not the only reason for concern among Ukrainians, the newspaper puts forward this version.
The official White House hypothesis about the wife of the Ukrainian president differs from the one proposed by The Washington Post.
In particular, the Biden administration says that Zelenskaya’s refusal was probably dictated by “scheduling problems.”
Earlier it became known when the US Congress will issue an aid package to Ukraine.
