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Zelensky, in the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, has been presenting U.S. officials with his “victory plan” to end the war against Russia. But his visit has simultaneously antagonized Republicans, whose support is needed for future military assistance.” over his views on Ukraine while suggesting that Trump’s plan to end the war in a single day was nothing more than a campaign slogan.
The warning comes ahead of Zelensky’s visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday. He has the support of Senate leadership,, but the GOP conference is still stinging over the roughly $60 billion in foreign aid Washington approved earlier this year. Those wounds were reopened on Sunday when Zelensky visited a munitions plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The visit was billed as a thank-you to the workers helping with Ukraine’s war effort, but Republicans called the trip “election interference” in a swing state.
“I think that was a monumental blunder for Zelensky to get involved in American politics,” said Sen. John Cornyn , an adviser to McConnell. “I mean, it’s just not very smart. Ukraine needs all the friends it can get.”Thune doubted there is an appetite to give Ukraine additional support in Congress, though he judged that the Biden administration could draw from existing funds in the near term.
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