Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: ‘We will have a chance at victory’ thanks to weapons provided in new US aid package
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders Sunday for approving an aid package to Ukraine over the weekend, saying the new aid will give the country a chance at "victory" as it defends itself from Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked U.S. political leaders Sunday for approving an aid package to Ukraine over the weekend, saying the new aid will give the country a chance at "victory" as it defends itself from Russia.
“I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces, I pray, and we will have a chance at victory if Ukraine really gets the weapons system, which we need so much, which thousands of soldiers need so much,” Zelenskyy, who spoke through an interpreter, said on NBC News' "Meet the Press."
The House passed a bill Saturday to provide Ukraine with $60.8 billion of aid weeks after the Senate passed a massive bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as funding for increased border security. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., opted not to put that bill bundling aid for the three countries on the floor, instead choosing to pass three separate aid bills.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday.Kay Nietfeld / dpa / picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe House bills are expected to pass the Senate this week, which Zelenskyy specifically urged.
“We really need to get this to the final point. We need to get approved by the Senate,” he said Sunday.
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