Obama Meets With Ukrainian President Poroshenko

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with President Obama in the Oval Office on September 18. Obama took the opportunity to outline the economic and security assistance that the United States is providing Ukraine.

Poroshenko spoke on Thursday in a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, D.C.. Remarking on the invitation by Speaker of the House John Boehner, a gesture of solidarity, the president said, “This is exactly what Ukraine needs most right now – unity and solidarity, not only with the United States, the United States Congress, but with the whole world.” Credit: The White House