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Schumer in Ukraine Vows US Support Amid House Aid Standoff

‘The United States stands with you. We will not abandon you. We will fight and fight to get this critical aid to you.’
Schumer in Ukraine Vows US Support Amid House Aid Standoff
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) delivers a press conference following his meeting with Ukraine's President in Lviv on Feb. 23, 2024. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images
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Despite the impasse in the House of Representatives over a $60 billion aid plan, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is in Ukraine to reassure President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders that Congress will fund another wave of U.S. aid.

Mr. Schumer led a delegation on Feb. 23 in an announced trip that comes as Ukraine is facing a dangerous situation. Mr. Zelenskyy has said that the Ukrainian military is at grave risk of running out of ammunition and weaponry due to the ongoing conflict and the country’s inability to fend off Russia’s advance on the battlefield.