Whereas governors do not vote on US navy help to Ukraine, Zelenskyy’s look confirmed his willingness to attach with different leaders within the US to plead his nation’s case.
He bought a heat welcome, launched to cheers and thunderous applause by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican and the present Nationwide Governors Affiliation chairman.
“There are issues that occur in world affairs. Generally it’s onerous to inform who the great guys and the unhealthy guys are. This isn’t a type of occasions,” Cox mentioned.
Cox and Zelenskyy signed a commerce settlement between Utah and the Kyiv area. A number of governors of each events pledged in a closed-door assembly with the Ukrainian chief to induce their states’ wealthiest individuals to provide humanitarian help, mentioned Hawaii Gov. Josh Inexperienced, a Democrat.
“If Mr. Trump turns into president once more, maybe he’ll hearken to among the Republican governors that had been within the room and us, maybe, as Democratic governors as a result of it’s a humanitarian disaster,” Inexperienced advised The Related Press.