Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appealed to the U.S. Congress for lethal and non-lethal military aid, more sanctions and a special security status on Thursday during a visit to Washington to bolster U.S. support for his strategy in handling Russian-backed separatists.
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![President Petro Poroshenko, escorted by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is welcomed by U.S. lawmakers as he arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/62c6bec3-ba01-426b-9b1d-6e1dd4d08a98_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Petro Poroshenko, escorted by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is welcomed by U.S. lawmakers as he arrives to address a joint meeting of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 18, 2014.
![Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko pauses while addressing a joint meeting of Congress in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ce2ddd2-9d52-401a-a6de-55a7ae429fd3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko pauses while addressing a joint meeting of Congress in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 18, 2014.
![A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a checkpoint near the town of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, Sept. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2de94c4-3c10-4816-8671-45e4e405b67c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands at a checkpoint near the town of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, Sept. 18, 2014.
![Ukrainian servicemen inspect cars at a checkpoint near the town of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, Sept. 18, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4b04166e-515f-45e7-9075-ae5f0ee42df0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian servicemen inspect cars at a checkpoint near the town of Horlivka in eastern Ukraine, Sept. 18, 2014.