President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold joint news conference in Italy
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President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are holding a joint press conference in Italy on Thursday, the same day the two leaders are expected to sign a long-term security agreement.
The agreement fulfills a pledge last year to solidify Ukrainian security and is meant to be a bridge to an eventual invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. The president's news conference with Zelenskyy follows a day of meetings with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and leaders of the other G7 nations with advanced industrialized economies. The G7 countries are the U.S., Italy, Canada, Germany, France, Canada and the United Kingdom.
"By signing this we'll also be sending Russia a signal of our resolve," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Wednesday. "If Vladimir Putin thinks he can outlast the coalition supporting Ukraine, he's wrong."

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