Ukraine’s Aid Prospects Are Bleak as Zelenskyy Visits Congress, White House

The Ukrainian president ‘needs the aid quickly,’ warned Senate Majority Leader Schumer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington to meet with congressional leadership on Dec. 12, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the nation’s capital, meeting with members of Congress and the White House. He faces a difficult road ahead, however, because there is not much he can do to break the current stalemate on Ukraine aid as the war-torn country enters day 656 of its conflict with Russia.

The Ukrainian president is currently meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. Prior to the meeting, he went to Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers and make a last-ditch plea for American assistance.