Posted on Dec 13, 2023
Zelenskyy is making a last-ditch push to get more U.S. weapons and aid for Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Washington on Tuesday to make a last-ditch push to convince Congress to approve more U.S. weapons and aid for his country in order to push back against Russia's invasion.
Zelenskyy met first with senators and top congressional leaders before heading to the White House for a meeting and press conference with President Biden.
The visit came at a critical moment. The White House says it will run out of money to support Ukraine by the end of the month. Biden has asked Congress for more than $60 billion in aid for Ukraine but has so far been rebuffed. Republican support has waned as the war has dragged on and they're tying support for additional funding to changes to border security. Congress is supposed to leave for the holidays in a matter of days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Washington on Tuesday to make a last-ditch push to convince Congress to approve more U.S. weapons and aid for his country in order to push back against Russia's invasion.
Zelenskyy met first with senators and top congressional leaders before heading to the White House for a meeting and press conference with President Biden.
The visit came at a critical moment. The White House says it will run out of money to support Ukraine by the end of the month. Biden has asked Congress for more than $60 billion in aid for Ukraine but has so far been rebuffed. Republican support has waned as the war has dragged on and they're tying support for additional funding to changes to border security. Congress is supposed to leave for the holidays in a matter of days.
Zelenskyy is making a last-ditch push to get more U.S. weapons and aid for Ukraine
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..."It's sort of the law of holes. When you're in one, you stop digging. You try a new direction.," Kennedy said. He suggested that Biden should be more involved in the negotiations, as well as Senate party leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell.
Still, Kennedy told reporters he believes the chamber will reach an agreement on a supplemental funding package that includes Ukraine aid and "a meaningful step to stem the tide at the border."
"I believe we'll get there, and I believe it's very possible to get there in the next two weeks. But we're not going to get there doing what we're doing right now," he said."
..."It's sort of the law of holes. When you're in one, you stop digging. You try a new direction.," Kennedy said. He suggested that Biden should be more involved in the negotiations, as well as Senate party leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell.
Still, Kennedy told reporters he believes the chamber will reach an agreement on a supplemental funding package that includes Ukraine aid and "a meaningful step to stem the tide at the border."
"I believe we'll get there, and I believe it's very possible to get there in the next two weeks. But we're not going to get there doing what we're doing right now," he said."
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