Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer met on February 23 in Lviv and Kyiv with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky.
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The Office of the President reported that Zelensky thanked the senators for supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, spoke about the situation at the front and priority military needs.
The OP press release states that Zelensky informed the senators in detail about the situation on the front line and the priority needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. He called on the US Senate delegation to continue to increase military assistance in order to achieve strategic goals at the front.
The President emphasized that the priority remains obtaining additional air defense systems, UAVs of various types, as well as strengthening the long-range capabilities of our army to effectively protect the civilian population and critical infrastructure.
In addition, Chuck Schumer published on his account on the X network a photo from a meeting with Umerov and Syrsky. The US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is also present at them along with the senators.
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The House must pass the National Security Bill Senate. pic.twitter.com/ovuWYhkWew
– Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) February 23, 2024
Let us recall that the US Senate passed the bill on assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in mid-February, but it was not brought up for discussion by House Speaker Mike Johnson. Until February 28, the lower house of Congress is on recess.
Source: Racurs
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