7 Photos of Ukraine's President the White House Wants Putin to See
Paging Russian President Vladimir Putin. There's some photos the White House wants you to see.
From the halls of Congress to the Oval Office, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with the highest leaders in the United States on Thursday, sending a clear message to Russia about the U.S.'s commitment to helping Ukraine.
As White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Wednesday: "The picture of President Poroshenko sitting in the Oval Office will be worth at least a thousand words - both in English and Russian."
Here's a look at seven of the photos the White House and Poroshenko hope Putin doesn't miss:
1."The people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine," President Obama declared after meeting with Poroshenko in the Oval Office.
2.Before meeting with the president, Poroshenko waved to people as he arrived at the White House.
3.Asked if he was getting what he hoped for in terms of assistance form the U.S., Poroshenko said he was getting everything that was possible.
4.Poroshenko addressed a joint meeting of Congress too, asking the United States to continue to stand in solidarity with Ukraine as well as making a request for military assistance for Ukrainian soldiers combating Russian aggression.
"They need more political support throughout the world. They need more military equipment, both lethal and non-lethal, urgently need," Poroshenko said to applause. "Please understand me correctly. Blankets, night vision goggles are also important but one cannot win the war with blankets. Even more we cannot keep the peace with a blanket and this is most important of our values, of our aim, not to win the war, but keep the peace. For keeping the peace, we should be strong enough and there is not any doubt that we will be strong because of you. because our solidarity."
5.During his speech, Poroshenko was interrupted 40 times by applause…
6.…including 15 standing ovations.
7.Poroshenko even snapped a pic with House Speaker John Boehner prior to his address to Congress.
ABC News' John Parkinson contributed to this report.