President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited U.S. President Joe Biden to pay an official visit to Ukraine. He made the invitation at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. "I have invited the president and the vice president of the United States to pay a visit this year, which is fundamental to Ukrainians as the year of the 30th anniversary of independent Ukraine and which will see our important Crimean Platform, the first venue addressing assistance to Crimea and de-occupation of our peninsula.