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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with US President Joe Biden and an address to Congress, according to the White House. Belarus today restricted access to parts of the region bordering Ukraine as tensions rise between the two countries amid the Russian invasion. Read our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).
7:04am: Ukraine’s Zelensky plans US visit in first trip abroad since war began
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Joe Biden and address Congress on Wednesday during a visit to Washington, his first trip outside his country since Russia invaded in February, the White House said.
Zelensky will join Biden at the White House for the announcement of a “significant new package of security assistance”, said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. A senior administration official said the package included advanced Patriot air defence missiles.
>> Ukraine’s Zelensky plans to travel to US, first trip abroad since war started
6:49am: Belarus restricts access to parts of region bordering Ukraine, Russia
Belarus issued a ruling on Wednesday temporarily restricting access to parts of the southeastern Gomel region that borders Ukraine and Russia. The government said on its website it would “temporarily restrict entry, temporary stay and movement in the border zone within the Loevsky, Braginsky and Khoiniki districts of the Gomel region”.
Russian forces used Belarus as a launch pad for their abortive attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in February, and there has been growing Russian and Belarusian military activity in recent months.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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