Zelenskiy In Washington to Rally US in Crucial Week for Alliance
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the US to break a deadlock over more than $60 billion in military aid, warning on a visit to Washington that the funding fight only benefits President Vladimir Putin and risks his country’s ability to push back against Russian forces.
“Let me be frank with you, friends — if there’s anyone inspired by unresolved issues on Capitol Hill, it’s just Putin and his sick clique,” Zelenskiy told the National Defense University on Monday, speaking alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “When the free world hesitates, that’s when dictatorships celebrate.”