And in the last half hour, he has been welcomed by President Biden at the White House, along with Dr. Jill Biden.

A little later, he will address a joint session of Congress, and US leaders are expected to announce a new package of military support for Ukraine, including a patriot air defense missile.

So, let's get more on this.

We can speak to Jill Sinclair, Canada's representative to the Ukraine Defense Reform Advisory Board, joining us live from Ottawa.

Welcome; we know that the US is one... is⏤

In terms of military support and in terms of financial support, is giving the most, internationally, to Ukraine.

But just talk us through what we can expect to hear from Vladimir Zelensky, what is it that he really wants?

Oh, Kasia, thanks for having me.

Look, what Zelensky needs and what we need to give him his weapons, weapons, and weapons.

Increasingly sophisticated, increasingly capable to enable Ukraine to continue this extraordinary fight that it's been waging against Russia in response to Russia's illegal invasion for 300 days.

So, weapons, weapons, weapons, and sustained political support.

So, as we're watching Vladimir Zelensky and Joe Biden together inside the White House, and these⏤I cannot understate just how historic these images are.

The first time that Ukraine's leader has left the country since the 24th of February, when Russia launched that full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

I just wonder the imagery is not lost on us.

But as you say, they need weapons and they need continued support

Is their appetite across the United States, given what so many different countries are facing a cost of living crisis and I'm just here in to what the President is saying continue to inspire the world.

I mean that sincerely just inspire us and inspire the world with their courage and how they chose their resilience and resolve for their future.

And the american people have stood proudly with them democrats and republicans together with our allies in europe and Japan and other places to make sure you have the financial, humanitarian and security assistance that needed.

We're gonna talk about that today and uh we're gonna continue to strengthen Ukraine's ability to defend itself, particularly air defense.

And that's why we're going to be providing Ukraine with patriot missile battery and uh training your forces to be able to accurately use it together with our partners are also going to continue to impose costs on the Kremlin and we'll support Ukraine pursuing a just peace.

President Zelensky, the United States stands with the great people in Ukraine.

We stand with you have been a great leader by the way, we have a famous thing that occurs once a year.

We take the Man of the Year and Time magazine.

You are the Man of the Year in this, in the United States of America.

It's a welcome.

We have a lot to talk about the floor is yours.

Thank you so much.

Mr President, Great honor for me to be here.

Your journalists.

Thank you so much for invitation.

I really wanted to come tell you.

Mr President knows about it.

But I couldn't do it because the situation was so difficult.

Now if I come I came I mean that we control the situation and because of support and first of all because of your support.

And I really I understand that we have very important topics and we'll discuss them everything.

So many challenges in Ukraine and europe in the world and from energy to situation battlefield.

But but I feel so all I really all my appreciation from my heart, from the heart of Ukrainians or Ukraine's from our nation's strong nations, all the appreciation to you.

Mr President for your big support and leadership because your many countries helped us and are helping now because the world is not over it's a bit But anyway but that is your leadership.

Thank you first of all, thank you so much.

Mr President of course.

Thanks my partisan support.

Thanks Congress and and thanks from our just ordinary people to your ordinary people americans I really appreciate.

I think it's very difficult to understand what does it mean when we say appreciate but but you really have to have to feel it.

And thank you so much.

Great honor to be here and yesterday I was on the bus in bar.

That is the place on the east of our country.

You know all the details.

We have so many phone calls and spoke detail about it.

And I want to give you something.

One guy, he's really real hero.

Real captain.

And he asked me to pass his award and he asked me to pass his award to President biden.

You will understand is the captain of timers Battery.

Yes, he's very brave.

And he said give it to very brave president.

And I want to give you that.

The cross rose for military married.

That is one that is from him.

And I have the list list.

Yes.

I didn't read Mr President.

It's not mine.

It's in Ukrainian language but here the translation.

Yes, yes, undeserved.

But much appreciated.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

He said that many.

His brothers this system saved.

So thank you very much.

Well we have a tradition here and I will give it to him.

Uh my son who fought in Iraq.

Uh they have what they call a command coin.

You've seen those coins in the battlefield.

I will make sure he gets one of those.

Thank you.

Thank you so much appreciate what a great honor.

Thank you.