{"id":1460101,"date":"2022-05-02T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460101"},"modified":"2022-05-02T09:44:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T13:44:39","slug":"pelosi-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit To Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-makes-surprise-visit-to-kyiv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1394765906-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) headlined a congressional delegation to Ukraine and Poland over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pelosi is the most senior American official to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/01\/politics\/pelosi-zelensky-kyiv-ukraine-intl\/index.html\"><span>visit<\/span><\/a><span> the war-torn Eastern European nation since Russia began its invasion more than two months ago. The lawmaker said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/5122-4\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span> that the delegation had a \u201cprofound and solemn visit\u201d with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which they \u201cconveyed respect and gratitude\u201d for his leadership, as well as \u201cour admiration of the Ukrainian people for their courage in the fight against Russia\u2019s diabolical invasion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur Members were proud to deliver the message that additional American support is on the way, as we work to transform President Biden\u2019s strong funding request into a legislative package,\u201d the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our distinguished Congressional delegation came to Poland to send an unmistakable message to the world: that America stands firmly with our NATO allies in our support for Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lT43kce5UL\">pic.twitter.com\/lT43kce5UL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1521038064159797252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>While in Poland, Pelosi and her colleagues continued \u201cmeetings with U.S. senior officials to be further briefed on the humanitarian tragedy caused by Putin.\u201d They met with Americans with the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Poland. They further discussed \u201cthe importance of the U.S.-Polish partnership and the centrality of the NATO alliance in working to meet the urgent needs of Ukraine and to counter Russia\u2019s unlawful aggression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In Rzesz\u00f3w, our delegation had the privilege to visit and thank the courageous men and women of the 82nd Airborne Division stationed in Poland. On behalf of Congress and the Country, we conveyed our pride and appreciation for their patriotic service to our nation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N3nkwFDhKO\">pic.twitter.com\/N3nkwFDhKO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi\/status\/1521038067448139780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>As Pelosi\u2019s statement mentioned, the visit comes days after President Joe Biden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-biden-business-europe-economy-5656f58ae48cb3cf37da0d0c431a15b8\"><span>asked<\/span><\/a><span> Congress for a $33 billion aid package to support Ukraine. Roughly $20 billion is meant for weapons, $8.5 billion to fund Zelensky\u2019s government, and $3 billion for food and humanitarian purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Biden administration is also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-sending-ukraine-new-classified-suicide-drones-to-destroy-russian-forces\"><span>sending<\/span><\/a><span> more than a hundred new secretive suicide drones to Ukraine as Russian military forces are reportedly exposed after regrouping in the eastern part of the country. The Phoenix Ghost \u2014 designed by the U.S. Air Force and manufactured by Aevex Aerospace \u2014 will quietly loiter over the skies of Ukraine looking for enemy units and will engage by flying directly into the target, detonating an explosive warhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>John Kirby, chief spokesman for the Pentagon, said that the system was designed \u201clargely, but not exclusively, to attack targets.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt can also be used to give you a site picture of what it is seeing, of course. But its principal focus is attack,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cIts purpose is akin to that of the Switchblade, which we have been talking about in the past, which is basically a one-way drone and attack drone. And that\u2019s essentially what this is designed to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also last week, Russian state-controlled gas corporation Gazprom <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russia-shuts-off-gas-to-european-nations-refusing-to-pay-in-rubles\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> that it had cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria after the two European nations refused to pay in rubles \u2014 worsening gas shortages in Europe induced by the Russian invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe announcement by Gazprom that it is unilaterally stopping delivery of gas to customers in Europe is yet another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail,\u201d European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. \u201cThis is unjustified and unacceptable. And it shows once again the unreliability of Russia as a gas supplier.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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