Bidens welcome Ukraine's first lady to the White House

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. first lady Jill Biden welcome Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, with flowers in hand, and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, to the White House on Tuesday for a visit ahead of her address to Congress on Wednesday.

Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, embraced Jill Biden and received the flowers from the president, who met her vehicle outside.