Biden Brags to Ukraine’s Zelensky About Being Named TIME”s “Man of the Year”

President Biden on Wednesday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was the “Man of the Year” during a meeting between the two world leaders at the White House. 

During the sit-down, Biden reinforced that the U.S. stands with the people of Ukraine, as well as Zelenskyy, whom Biden said was a “great leader.”

“And by the way, we have a famous thing that occurs once a year, we pick the ‘Man of the Year’ in TIME magazine — you were the ‘Man of the Year’ in the United States of America, so welcome, we have a lot to talk about,” Biden said before opening the floor to Zelenskyy. 

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Earlier this month, TIME revealed Zelenskyy as the magazine’s “Person of the Year,” beating out nine other individuals or groups who were part of the list. “The spirit of Ukraine” was also honored as part of the reveal. 

Zelenskyy was highly favored to win, beating out Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, among others. 

On Wednesday, Zelenskyy arrived in Washington for a meeting with Biden at the White House and an address to a joint meeting of Congress 10 months after Russia’s invasion. He arrives just as lawmakers are trying to pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill that includes another $45 billion in Ukraine military and humanitarian aid, which would bring total U.S. spending on Ukraine to $110 billion if passed.

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Biden and Zelenskyy are set to review U.S. sanctions against Russia and examine new ways to choke off Russian funding for its war effort. The U.S. and members of the G7 have already agreed not to finance the transport of Russian oil unless that oil is priced at $60 a barrel as a way to limit Russia’s ability to generate funding through energy exports.

The White House said this week that Zelenskyy’s surprise visit to the U.S. Capitol should be seen by Russia as a sign that America will continue to devote political and financial support to Ukraine for the long haul.

“This is about sending a message to Putin and sending a message to the world that America will be there for Ukraine for as long as it takes,” a senior administration official said late Tuesday.

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Fox News’ Peter Kasperowicz contributed to this report. 

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