Biden said, "Congress needs to pass supplemental funding to Ukraine before they break for holiday recess, before they give [Vladimir] Putin the greatest Christmas gift they can possibly give him."
The two leaders exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest and emphasised the importance of intensifying all efforts to promote peace, stability, and security to safeguard regional and global progress and prosperity.
Zelenskyy called his discussion with Lula "honest and constructive." He said that their diplomatic teams have been asked to work on the next steps in bilateral ties.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (local time) accused the West of selectively turning to principles of the UN Charter on a case-by-case basis based on their "parochial geopolitical needs."
Blinken in his two-day unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine and met the Ukraine President to hear their assessment of their needs for the ongoing counteroffensive against Russia and the coming winter.
He is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, from whom he can expect a firsthand report of Ukraine's efforts to regain the region around Bakhmut.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that a resolution for Crimea could be achieved through diplomatic negotiations instead of resorting to military actions, according to Al Jazeera.
The mass sacking came as Ukraine urged civilians near the northeastern front line to evacuate on Thursday as Russia ramped up an assault to capture territory already seized once during the conflict.
Ukraine will dominate the NATO summit scheduled to be held in Vilnius as Biden looks to keep the military alliance united behind Kyiv amid the ongoing conflict with Moscow.