Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky re-upped his call for Congress to provide additional aid for Kyiv, directly warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of Russian advances as GOP opposition has blocked assistance for the embattled U.S. ally.
After a phone call with the Speaker, Zelensky said he thanked Johnson and other U.S. officials for their “critical support of Ukraine” since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, and briefed the Speaker on the “battlefield situation.”
He then made another plea for Congress to send additional aid overseas, as officials in Washington and Kyiv sound the alarm about Ukraine’s waning resources.
“In this situation, quick passage of US aid to Ukraine by Congress is vital. We recognize that there are differing views in the House of Representatives on how to proceed, but the key is to keep the issue of aid to Ukraine as a unifying factor,” Zelensky wrote on X.
The Ukrainian president said his conversation........