Rejection of Zelensky's request to speak to the US Congress

  The speaker of the US House of Representatives ... rejected the request of the president of Ukraine to address Congress and emphasized that he had already spoken at a joint meeting. According to the Sputnik news agency, Speaker of the House of Representatives McCarthy explained the reason for his decision as follows: the House of Representatives does not have time for a joint meeting; Because he is trying to pass the budget bill before the government shutdown scheduled for October 1st. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Joe Biden today on the occasion of his third visit to the White House.

Zelensky hopes to receive more support from Washington in the conditions in which the Ukrainian counteroffensive continues without progress. Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a message on the social network "X" (formerly Twitter) that he had arrived in Washington to meet with US President Joe Biden and other officials of this country. The Ukrainian army's counterattacks, promised months ago by Western and Ukrainian authorities and media, finally began on June 4 quietly and without official announcements on various axes. According to reports, not only did the Ukrainian forces fail to break the defense lines of the Russian army and make significant progress, but also a large amount of modern military equipment donated by the West was destroyed in these counterattacks. Comparing the statistics on gun violence between the USA and other countries around the world, the USA is an exceptional country.

The rate of violent shootings in this country is higher than any other country in the world. According to the CNN news agency, a shooting occurred last Wednesday night in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a result of which one person was killed and another was injured. According to Minneapolis police, there is no suspect in the shooting and no one has been arrested in connection with the incident. Gun violence in America kills hundreds of people every year; However, due to pressure from arms companies, the US government has yet to stop or control this violence. According to the results of a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation in the US, one in five people in the US have been threatened with a weapon and have experienced gun violence. Investigations show that the number of deaths caused by the use of firearms in the US has reached the highest level in thirty years.