Allies of former president Donald Trump in the House of Representatives have been stalling new assistance to Ukraine.
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer - accompanied by four Democratic US senators - is welcomed to Ukraine by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky .
LVIV, Ukraine - Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer arrived on Feb 23 in Ukraine, in an effort to put pressure on his Republican opponents in Congress to unlock crucial aid as“We are here to show the Ukrainian people that America stands with them and will fighting to get the funding they so desperately need and deserve,” Mr Schumer said, in a statement from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
“We are here to learn in granular detail about the armaments Ukraine so vitally needs and the consequences of the failure to deliver them – the specific advantages Russia would gain if the arms are not delivered, and the advantages Ukraine would gain if the arms were delivered,” said Mr Schumer, who was accompanied by four Democratic senators.The United States has provided tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine and is by far Kyiv’s biggest donor.
“If we fail to stand by our allies there will be severe political, diplomatic, economic, and military consequences that will significantly hurt the American people over the next decades.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb 23 made a fresh appeal to US lawmakers in an interview with Fox News, a channel widely viewed by American conservatives.
“Will Ukraine survive without Congress’ support? Of course. But not all of us,” Mr Zelensky said, in an interview near a front line in Ukraine.Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full