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NBC News: Ukraine feels jilted by its American ally

By NBC News.

Published July 22, 2021. Updated July 22 at 6:02 am

This combination of file pictures created on June 7, 2021 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference at the Antonov aircraft manufacturing plant in Kyiv on May 20, 2021. and US President Joe Biden speaking about the May jobs report on June 4, 2021, at the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Convention Center. President Joe Biden reaffirmed US support Mon June 7, 2021 for Ukraine's territorial integrity and invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that Biden talked by phone with Zelensky, telling him "he will stand up firmly for Ukraine's sovereignty" and "looks forward to welcoming him to the White House this summer." (AFP)

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The White House said Wednesday it invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet President Joe Biden next month, but the visit will come later than Kyiv had hoped, reinforcing a perception in Ukraine that a country pressured by the last U.S. president is also getting less than favored treatment from the new one.