WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Washington on Wednesday for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and to address Congress in his first known trip abroad since Russia invaded his country in late February. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Biden invited Zelenskiy to Washington "to underscore the United States’ enduring commitment to Ukraine." Biden will not use the talks to push Zelenskiy toward the negotiating table with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the official said. Planning for the Zelenskiy visit has been conducted in secrecy as U.S. and Ukrainian officials sought to get him safely out of his country and to the United States. Biden has wanted to visit Ukraine but security concerns have forced him to rule it out for now.

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