“The war has turned against them for only one reason: lack of ammunition and air cover,” Mr. Schumer said.
Visiting Ukraine, Schumer Pressures G.O.P. to Take Up Aid Bill
The top Senate Democrat warned that the fate of its war against Russia will turn on whether Republicans drop their opposition to sending more U.S. aid to Kyiv.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, used a trip to Ukraine on Friday to issue a dire warning to Republicans in Congress who are blocking tens of billions of dollars in military aid to the war-torn nation, saying their continued opposition would lead directly to Kyiv’s defeat in its fight against a Russian invasion.
- “Everyone we saw, from Zelensky on down made this very point clear: If Ukraine gets the aid, they will win the war and beat Russia,” Mr. Schumer said in an interview as he wrapped up his first official trip to Ukraine, including a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- “But if they don’t get the aid, they will surely lose the war.”
. . .Mr. Schumer also sought to rebut an argument made by some Republican opponents of the aid that funding Kyiv’s war effort is merely committing to a losing battle — or one that would take years to come close to winning.
- Ukrainian officials told him there was “no evidence” that, with U.S. aid, Ukraine could not win the war, he said.
- But he said it would take a long-term commitment from the United States to help Ukraine gain the upper hand against Russia.
- He added Ukrainian leaders told him “if they start succeeding militarily, the pressure on Putin will be great and he will sue for peace.”
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