Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky warned visiting American legislators that Kiev can only “beat Russia” with military aid from Washington and is sure to fail without US assistance, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said. He warned that Kiev is currently “losing the war.”
Speaking after a meeting with Zelensky during a visit to Ukraine on Friday, Schumer made the case for renewed US aid, which has all but halted amid Republican resistance in Congress.
“Everyone we saw, from Zelensky on down, made this very point clear: If Ukraine gets the aid, they will win the war and beat Russia. But if they don’t get the aid, they will surely lose the war,” Schumer told the New York Times.