Zelenskyy: Putin ‘hasn’t won any victories’
Zelenskyy highlighted his country’s fight for freedom, arguing that the freedom of one country impacts others.
“We stand firm no matter what Putin tries,” Zelenskyy said. “He hasn’t won any victories.”
Zelenskyy also said that whoever controls the skies controls the war’s duration. The Ukrainian president repeatedly thanked Biden and said American leadership is “crucial” in maintaining unity among other world leaders.
Biden says Putin will keep going if he isn’t stopped in Ukraine
Biden said alongside Zelenskyy that Russian President Vladimir Putin poses threats beyond Ukraine.
“Today, Ukraine’s freedom is on the line. But if we don’t stop Putin, it will endanger the freedom of everyone almost everywhere,” Biden said.
“Putin will keep going, and would-be aggressors everywhere will be emboldened to try to take what they can by force,” he added.
He also said Republicans who voted to oppose supplemental aid to Ukraine were being “celebrated by Russian propagandists.”
Schumer: Senate ‘still trying’ to pass aid bill before January
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said today that the Senate hasn’t given up on passing supplemental Ukraine aid before the end of the year.
“We’re still trying. We are trying very, very hard to get this done,” Schumer told reporters today.
The remark came after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., suggested that it would be “practically impossible” for Congress to pass a national security supplemental aid package before January.
The House is set to leave at the end of the week until 2024, but Schumer has asked House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to keep the House in session to allow for negotiations to continue.
When asked by NBC News whether he regretted that the White House had included border funding in their supplemental request, Schumer pointed the finger back at Republicans.
“Let’s get real here, the Republicans have been tying border to Ukraine for a…
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