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Leading Democrat is highest-ranking American to visit Ukraine since start of the invasion; trip marks major show of support for country’s fight against Russia

The House speaker led a delegation of U.S. lawmakers on a trip to Ukraine’s capital on Saturday night, as Russia’s military advance stalled in the country’s east.

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U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has met with Ukraine’s president during a visit to the country’s embattled capital, Kyiv. (Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)