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Zelenskyy's wife, Navalny's widow decline Biden State of the Union invites
The White House on Wednesday confirmed that Ukraine's first lady and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow were invited to the State of the Union but declined to attend.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to provide details.
PHOTO: Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska arrives for a meeting in Berlin, Feb. 2, 2024. | Yulia Navalny attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival premiere of 'Navalny', in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2023. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska arrives for a meeting in Berlin, Feb. 2, 2024. | Yulia Navalny attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival premiere of 'Navalny', in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2023. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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The Washington Post reported that the White House intended to seat Olena Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya near first lady Jill Biden but that the presence of Navalny's widow caused discomfort for the Ukrainians because of his reported past statements suggesting that Crimea, which Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed in 2014, belonged to Russia, even while condemning Putin's aggression.
MORE: How initial US support for aiding Ukraine has come to a standstill 2 years later
When asked how President Joe Biden is going to address foreign policy issues in Thursday's State of the Union address and whether he's going to press House Republicans to support more Ukraine aid, she said: "The president's going to continue to make his case that House Republicans need to move forward. The speaker needs to put the national security supplemental on the floor.
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https://www.yahoo.com/gma/zelenskyys-wife-navalnys-widow-decline-023041916.html
The White House on Wednesday confirmed that Ukraine's first lady and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow were invited to the State of the Union but declined to attend.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to provide details.
PHOTO: Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska arrives for a meeting in Berlin, Feb. 2, 2024. | Yulia Navalny attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival premiere of 'Navalny', in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2023. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
PHOTO: Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska arrives for a meeting in Berlin, Feb. 2, 2024. | Yulia Navalny attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival premiere of 'Navalny', in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 26, 2023. (Maja Hitij/Getty Images | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
MORE: Alexei Navalny's funeral goes ahead despite pressure
The Washington Post reported that the White House intended to seat Olena Zelenska and Yulia Navalnaya near first lady Jill Biden but that the presence of Navalny's widow caused discomfort for the Ukrainians because of his reported past statements suggesting that Crimea, which Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed in 2014, belonged to Russia, even while condemning Putin's aggression.
MORE: How initial US support for aiding Ukraine has come to a standstill 2 years later
When asked how President Joe Biden is going to address foreign policy issues in Thursday's State of the Union address and whether he's going to press House Republicans to support more Ukraine aid, she said: "The president's going to continue to make his case that House Republicans need to move forward. The speaker needs to put the national security supplemental on the floor.
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https://www.yahoo.com/gma/zelenskyys-wife-navalnys-widow-decline-023041916.html
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