In what would be his first trip outside of his war-torn country ever since Russia’s invasion in February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to travel to the United States to meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday, according to two sources with knowledge of the plan. 

The Washington visit is also scheduled to include an address to a joint session of Congress by Zelensky, who is already believed to be on his way to Washington. 

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Here is all there is to know about Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to the US:

Due to security concerns, Zelensky’s trip to the White House has not been finalized yet and all the details regarding it are being safeguarded. However, Sources told CNN that it is supposed to include a meeting with Biden and top administration officials. The meeting is planned to coincide with the administration’s intent to send the country a new defense assistance package which will include Patriot missile systems.

The plan also includes Zelensky visiting Capitol Hill to deliver a speech to Congress on Wednesday evening. The security precautions are still being worked on and sources say the visit hasn’t been finalized.

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The trip is so hush-hush that the White House has declined to comment on the potential visit or even any plans of the Biden administration announcing new security assistance for Ukraine.

On the other hand, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also has been tight-lipped about reports of Zelensky’s visit to the Capitol on Wednesday. “I don’t know that that’s going to happen,” she said. “We don’t know yet. We just don’t know. When she was pressed for an answer on whether such an invitation had been made to him, she said: “No. Not until we know if he can come.”

Since the start of the war, Zelensky has remained bunkered down in the capital Kyiv and addressed the nation from undisclosed locations. However, on Tuesday, he was seen visiting the frontline city of Bakhmut, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian and Russian forces have been locked in battle for months.