{"id":1562704,"date":"2022-07-20T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1562704"},"modified":"2022-07-20T10:50:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:50:32","slug":"white-house-hosts-ukraines-first-lady-at-the-state-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-hosts-ukraines-first-lady-at-the-state-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"White House hosts Ukraine\u2019s First Lady at the State Dept."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwhite-house-hosts-ukraines-first-lady-at-the-state-dept%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=1562704&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 id=\"attachment_2728530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2728530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2728530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22200617786926.jpg\" alt=\"Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks after accepting the Dissident Human Rights Award on behalf of the people of Ukraine for their brave fight against Russia at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22200617786926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22200617786926-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22200617786926-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22200617786926-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2728530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks after accepting the Dissident Human Rights Award on behalf of the people of Ukraine for their brave fight against Russia at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 7:26 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, July 20, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>The White House hosted Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska at the State Department. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Zelenska on Monday amid a series of high-profile appearances in D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken offered support for the First Lady\u2019s mental health initiatives, while adding the US is dedicated to helping Ukrainian civilians rebuild and recover. The State Department went on to reaffirm the US\u2019 commitment to Ukraine in continuing to provide economic and humanitarian assistance to the nation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis really was an opportunity for the secretary to underscore the United States comprehensive and enduring commitment to the people of Ukraine,\u201d said State Department spokesman Ned Price. \u201cHe had an opportunity to commend the First Lady\u2019s work to support the many civilians, Ukrainian civilians, who have been in different ways impacted by this brutal war against Ukraine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Met today with Ukraine\u2019s First Lady Olena Zelenska to discuss the immense humanitarian costs of President Putin\u2019s war. The United States remains committed to helping the people of Ukraine defend themselves from Russia, secure justice, and rebuild their country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r4XuTKHPP7\">pic.twitter.com\/r4XuTKHPP7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1549209910268686337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Separately, Blinken touted the Intelligence Community\u2019s role in giving Ukraine the upper hand in its war with Russia. While speaking to staffers at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday, he touted the DNI\u2019s efforts to collect and inform lawmakers about Russia\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary also claimed the DNI sounded the alarm on Russia\u2019s attacks in the weeks preceding the event, allowing the Biden administration to build a case for why the west should rally against the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt is really one of the moments that I take the greatest satisfaction in and that I hope you take the greatest pride, because we spent, as you all know very well, many months as we saw the mounting potential for Russian aggression against Ukraine,\u201d Blinken stated. \u201cTrying to build the strongest possible collaboration and coalition of countries, both to make sure that support for Ukraine would be there if Russia followed through on the aggression.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He went on to say researchers will be studying the Intelligence Community\u2019s efforts during the Ukraine crisis for years to come. Meanwhile, Zelenska held her second in-person meeting with First Lady Jill Biden on Tuesday and she is set to address members of Congress at the US Capitol on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/white-house-touts-slight-decline-in-gas-prices-denies-possible-recession\/\">White House Touts Slight Decline In Gas Prices, Denies Possible Recession<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaks after accepting the Dissident Human Rights Award on behalf of the people of Ukraine for their brave fight against Russia at the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. 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