Maryan Zablotskyy, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, feels a strong bond with U.S. conservatives, but many Republicans are voicing skepticism about aid for Ukraine.
in its moment of greatest need — under invasion and relentless bombing by Russia, with about one-fifth of its land occupied and its economy in tatters.In Washington, congressional Republicans, who are about to take control of the House, have vowed to bring more scrutiny to the Biden administration’s requests for aid to Ukraine.
Amid these divisions, some House Republican leaders are considering demanding that Biden agree to GOP-backed spending cuts in exchange for Ukraine funding, said Stephen Moore, an economic adviser to congressional Republicans.That could complicate the aid packages by tying them to policy changes — such as reversing Biden’s plan to spend more on clean energy — that Democrats will reject.
As a boy, Zablotskyy watched his parents carry their blue-and-yellow flags to street protests in 1990, as the Soviet Union’s collapse gave Ukraine its independence. He was too young to remember Reagan’s presidency, but he learned of the politician as a child and came to revere him. GOP voters, for their part, seem increasingly lukewarm about Ukraine. About 50 percent of Republicans
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