President Joe Biden will address two raging wars during the State of the Union address on Thursday.
The White House announced Wednesday that Ukraine's first lady and widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny declined an invitation to the State of the Union from US President Joe Biden. ABC News reported.
Washington Post reported that the White House intended to seat Olena Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya alongside first lady Jill Biden.
Despite being a staunch critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his lifetime Navalny had documented comments that Crimea, annexed by Putin, originally belonged to Russia.
However, the presence of Navalny's widow would cause discomfort to Ukrainians.
During a press conference for Thursday's State of the Union address, Jean-Pierre was asked how President Biden will address foreign policy issues and whether he will pressure House Republicans to support more aid. to Ukraine.
She responded by saying, “The president will continue to make the case that House Republicans must move forward. The president must introduce the national security supplement.”
“We know he would get overwhelming support…we can't let politics get in the way of our national security, so the president will make that clear,” he added.
