![]() ![]() Zelensky's office posted a picture on social media earlier in the day, indicating Ukraine had liberated this key area that has been critical to Ukraine's counteroffensive in the east. Ukraine has recaptured Klishchiivka, a key village in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. Stoltenberg also reiterated that it is just a matter of time before Ukraine joins NATO. “The easiest way to end this war would be if Putin withdrew his troops," he said. Warning from NATO chief: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that we must "prepare ourselves for a long war" in Ukraine.He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and, most recently, he inspected warplanes, toured an airfield and visited a Pacific Fleet frigate on Saturday. North Korea and Russia: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concluded his trip to Russia Sunday, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Kim had been in Russia for the last several days.Twenty villages in southeastern Zaporizhzhia region were also hit by Russian shelling nearly a hundred times, the head of the regional military administration Yurii Malashko said. Other front-line attacks: Overnight, Russia attacked the northeastern Kharkiv region, including the Kharkiv city and villages, according to the head of the region’s military administration.The area has been a focus of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the east throughout the summer. Counteroffensive near Bakhmut: The Ukrainian president's office has posted a picture on social media of soldiers inside the village of Klishchiivka, southwest of Bakhmut, in an indication Ukraine believes it has recaptured the village from Russian forces. ![]() Zelensky last came to the US in December, his first time leaving Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began. Despite support from the United States for an appearance at last week’s G20 summit in India, Zelensky wasn’t extended an invitation by the hosts. Before that, the men sat for talks in May at the G7 summit in Japan. Biden and Zelensky's history: The two leaders met in person on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania in July.Both Zelensky and Biden are scheduled to give remarks to the UN assembly. The goal for Biden: In Zelensky's visit to the White House, the US president is looking to reaffirm "for the world, and for the United States, for the American people his commitment to continuing to lead the world in supporting Ukraine as it defends its independence, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said.Its passage remains in doubt, with the GOP fiercely divided over the issue. It comes as Congress is weighing a White House request for additional aid to Ukraine. Visit to Washington: After meeting with Biden, Zelensky will visit the US Capitol next Thursday, according to a GOP source familiar, though he will not address a joint session of Congress and is instead expected to meet with senators.
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