They had met last May at the Ukrainian border, sharing a moving hug. Jill Biden and Olena Zelenska met at the White House on Tuesday. The American and Ukrainian first ladies posed on the porch alongside President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova before taking part in a meeting. On the table around which they sat were bouquets of yellow and blue sunflowers, symbols and colors of Ukraine.
On Monday, Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife had already met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the issue of the “humanitarian cost of Vladimir Putin’s war”, six months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also congratulated Olena Zelenska for her work supporting civilians since the beginning of the conflict. This Wednesday, she must speak to members of the House and the Senate.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, who had to move away from her husband for security reasons, has mainly worked for children. With Brigitte Macron, she collaborated to send young patients for treatment in France. She also thanked the country after the concert given on France 2 in solidarity with Ukraine.