Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled his appearance at a classified briefing with US Congress amid a walkout over funding for the Ukraine war.
The Ukrainian president had been due to address senators ahead of a vote on an emergency aid package that includes more than $60 billion in new military support for Kyiv.
Congress has been split for weeks over military aid to Ukraine, with the White House warning that Russia will make battlefield gains unless Congress agrees to new funds for Kyiv. Several Republicans walked out of Capitol Hill during a debate about the funding on Tuesday night.
It came as Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, is due to visit Washington on Wednesday to hold talks with congressional leaders and White House chiefs over Ukraine and Israel.
Lord Cameron is intervening as the West faces growing disunity over support for Ukraine, while Russia is again on the front foot in the war.
Mr Zelensky was due to brief US senators on the situation in his increasingly desperate bids for more funding and military aid.
But he was forced to cancel due to a “last-minute” hiccup, claimed Chuck Schumer, the Democrat Senate majority leader.
However, the night was dominated by tense wrangling on Capitol Hill, and the briefing quickly descended into turmoil.
Senate Republicans are making support for additional Ukraine funding contingent on Joe Biden accepting reforms to the asylum system and tightened border security – measures the Democrats have already rejected.
Mitt Romney, a Republican senator for Utah, insisted that there must be “security of our border”.
Mr Romney, who was one of a number of Republicans who left the meeting early, said: “There’s nothing new in what they’re describing, and Republicans are saying that there’s support for Ukraine, but there has to be security of our border.”
“They want tens of billions of dollars to help our friends and allies overseas, but they’re not willing to do what’s necessary to prevent a potential crisis at the border,” John Cornyn, a Republican senator from Texas, told the New York Times. “The Biden administration just does not seem to care.”
Lindsay Graham, a Republican senator who has repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine, said Republicans would vote for Ukraine when the issue of “real border security” was addressed.
In Republican’s defense, they’re only doing what Putin ordered them to do. If they don’t obey, he’ll release the RNC emails his hackers got back in 2015.
The maga trash is ordered by the donald to take this anti-American, fascist, pro-russia position as revenge on Zelensky for his decision to not lie about Biden during the 2020 election. The donald is literally putting Ukrainian lives at risk for revenge. Deplorable. Stop voting for spineless, dangerous maga garbage.
Senator Graham just went to a Classified meeting and questioned whether US generals watch enough TV to make appropriate decisions about foreign wars. If I were Zelensnky I wouldn’t have the time either.
I admit it. The border outrages me too.
Keeping humans in barbed wire pens and cages is unacceptable. Especially women and children. Separating people from their children is inhumane. As a father, I could never imagine.
I can’t believe that the incredible bravery of the Ukrainian people is being betrayed by Putin-loving Republicans. I am heartsick for Ukraine and America.
The Party of Putin slowly turning their backs away from Ukraine.
>Senate Republicans are making support for additional Ukraine funding contingent on Joe Biden accepting reforms to the asylum system and tightened border security – measures the Democrats have already rejected.
>Mitt Romney, a Republican senator for Utah, insisted that there must be “security of our border”.
Romney always has to remind us that he’s still a Republican.
Republikkkans can’t do a single job
They just don’t want to work
They want Russia Pt. II here in the States. It’s that simple.
I am married to a Russian. The population is demoralized, and the oligarchs have won. That’s what Republicans ultimately want here.
More public theatre work from our conservative elected officials.
The maga’s will never forgive him for not trying to take out Biden…so the whole world has to suffer.
>Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, said: “I have lots of domestic issues I care about too. I’m not holding Ukraine hostage to the resolution of health care or gun violence.
It’s as simple as that. Republicans don’t actually give a shit about Ukraine or they’d vote without preconditions. They’re using a cynical play to get their domestic agenda passed by holding Ukraine aid hostage, not surprising they learned it from watching Trump.
GOP loves Russia.
> Several Republicans walked out of the US Capitol during a debate about the funding on Tuesday night.
Why does this article not name the Russian assets?
I don’t get it. Why is the media so easy on these assholes?
GOP wants Putin to win so they can say Biden didn’t stop him
FUCK republicans! They’re fascist pieces of shit playing politics with Ukrainian lives! Vote blue always!!
At one time the Republican party was against Russia. Now they have their lips wrapped around Putin’s appendage.
They are not republicans, they are bought and paid for Russian operatives. Also the Republican Party died seven years ago. They are the MAGA party now.
Why isn’t the DOJ doing a full and sweeping investigation into whether any representative has received funds from Russian assets? If you’re being accused of hunting witches, then hunt some damn witches.
Why do republicans keep getting votes? I was a republican for 38 years and trump turned me democrat overnight. Even as a republican I didn’t vote for agent orange… I just don’t understand it.
Just the way Putin likes it. These GOP idiots are traitors.
the entire GOP is run by Russia now. fucking disgusting.
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**From The Telegraph’s Maighna Nanu:**
Volodymyr Zelensky cancelled his appearance at a classified briefing with US Congress amid a walkout over funding for the Ukraine war.
The Ukrainian president had been due to address senators ahead of a vote on an emergency aid package that includes more than $60 billion in new military support for Kyiv.
Congress has been split for weeks over military aid to Ukraine, with the White House warning that Russia will make battlefield gains unless Congress agrees to new funds for Kyiv. Several Republicans walked out of Capitol Hill during a debate about the funding on Tuesday night.
It came as Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, is due to visit Washington on Wednesday to hold talks with congressional leaders and White House chiefs over Ukraine and Israel.
Lord Cameron is intervening as the West faces growing disunity over support for Ukraine, while Russia is again on the front foot in the war.
Mr Zelensky was due to brief US senators on the situation in his increasingly desperate bids for more funding and military aid.
But he was forced to cancel due to a “last-minute” hiccup, claimed Chuck Schumer, the Democrat Senate majority leader.
However, the night was dominated by tense wrangling on Capitol Hill, and the briefing quickly descended into turmoil.
Senate Republicans are making support for additional Ukraine funding contingent on Joe Biden accepting reforms to the asylum system and tightened border security – measures the Democrats have already rejected.
Mitt Romney, a Republican senator for Utah, insisted that there must be “security of our border”.
Mr Romney, who was one of a number of Republicans who left the meeting early, said: “There’s nothing new in what they’re describing, and Republicans are saying that there’s support for Ukraine, but there has to be security of our border.”
“They want tens of billions of dollars to help our friends and allies overseas, but they’re not willing to do what’s necessary to prevent a potential crisis at the border,” John Cornyn, a Republican senator from Texas, told the New York Times. “The Biden administration just does not seem to care.”
Lindsay Graham, a Republican senator who has repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine, said Republicans would vote for Ukraine when the issue of “real border security” was addressed.
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In Republican’s defense, they’re only doing what Putin ordered them to do. If they don’t obey, he’ll release the RNC emails his hackers got back in 2015.
The maga trash is ordered by the donald to take this anti-American, fascist, pro-russia position as revenge on Zelensky for his decision to not lie about Biden during the 2020 election. The donald is literally putting Ukrainian lives at risk for revenge. Deplorable. Stop voting for spineless, dangerous maga garbage.
Senator Graham just went to a Classified meeting and questioned whether US generals watch enough TV to make appropriate decisions about foreign wars. If I were Zelensnky I wouldn’t have the time either.
I admit it. The border outrages me too.
Keeping humans in barbed wire pens and cages is unacceptable. Especially women and children. Separating people from their children is inhumane. As a father, I could never imagine.
I can’t believe that the incredible bravery of the Ukrainian people is being betrayed by Putin-loving Republicans. I am heartsick for Ukraine and America.
The Party of Putin slowly turning their backs away from Ukraine.
>Senate Republicans are making support for additional Ukraine funding contingent on Joe Biden accepting reforms to the asylum system and tightened border security – measures the Democrats have already rejected.
>Mitt Romney, a Republican senator for Utah, insisted that there must be “security of our border”.
Romney always has to remind us that he’s still a Republican.
Republikkkans can’t do a single job
They just don’t want to work
They want Russia Pt. II here in the States. It’s that simple.
I am married to a Russian. The population is demoralized, and the oligarchs have won. That’s what Republicans ultimately want here.
More public theatre work from our conservative elected officials.
The maga’s will never forgive him for not trying to take out Biden…so the whole world has to suffer.
>Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, said: “I have lots of domestic issues I care about too. I’m not holding Ukraine hostage to the resolution of health care or gun violence.
It’s as simple as that. Republicans don’t actually give a shit about Ukraine or they’d vote without preconditions. They’re using a cynical play to get their domestic agenda passed by holding Ukraine aid hostage, not surprising they learned it from watching Trump.
GOP loves Russia.
> Several Republicans walked out of the US Capitol during a debate about the funding on Tuesday night.
Why does this article not name the Russian assets?
I don’t get it. Why is the media so easy on these assholes?
GOP wants Putin to win so they can say Biden didn’t stop him
FUCK republicans! They’re fascist pieces of shit playing politics with Ukrainian lives! Vote blue always!!
https://democrats.org
At one time the Republican party was against Russia. Now they have their lips wrapped around Putin’s appendage.
They are not republicans, they are bought and paid for Russian operatives. Also the Republican Party died seven years ago. They are the MAGA party now.
Why isn’t the DOJ doing a full and sweeping investigation into whether any representative has received funds from Russian assets? If you’re being accused of hunting witches, then hunt some damn witches.
Why do republicans keep getting votes? I was a republican for 38 years and trump turned me democrat overnight. Even as a republican I didn’t vote for agent orange… I just don’t understand it.
Just the way Putin likes it. These GOP idiots are traitors.
the entire GOP is run by Russia now. fucking disgusting.