Mr. Biden and Mr. Zelensky will meet on Thursday and sign a security agreement, said Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s national security adviser.
Mr. Biden faces the hurdle of convincing his allies, starting with Mr. Zelensky, that the United States plans to stay in the fight with Ukraine, no matter what happens in November.
Mr. Biden told Mr. Zelensky last week, in France, that “I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what was going to pass,” and put the onus on Republicans in Congress.
During a trip to Normandy last week, Mr. Biden appeared to have persuaded France, one of the last holdouts, to support the deal.
“The administration has been quick to get aid to Ukraine once Congress moved, and that’s to its credit,” he said.
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