Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend for passing tens of billions of dollars in military aid to his country as it continues to fight against invading Russian forces.
Zelensky made the remarks during a Sunday interview on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; with Kristen Welker while talking about the ammunition shortages his country has faced.
&#8220;This aid will strengthen Ukraine, and send the Kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second Afghanistan,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The United States will stay with Ukraine, will protect the Ukrainians, and they will protect – they will protect democracy in the world. This is the show of leadership and strength of the United States. And I think, indeed, now we&#8217;ve reached this important moment. For half a year we&#8217;ve been waiting and I would like to say thanks to all the team on my side and on the U.S. side, the team who did everything so that we would get this positive vote. And today, we definitely need this aid. And Kristen, we really need to get this to the final point. We need to get it approved by the Senate. And then we want to get things as fast as possible so that we get some tangible assistance for the soldiers on the front line as soon as possible, not in another six months, so that they will be able to move ahead.&#8221;
He said that Ukraine needed to quickly get its hands on &#8220;crucial weapon systems,&#8221; specifically ones that are long range.
&#8220;The long-range artillery and I really appreciate that it mentions ATACMs, long-range weapons,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s important because we need long-range weapons to not lose people on the front line. Because we have – we have casualties because we cannot reach that far. Our weapons are not that long-range. So we need it, and air defense. This is crucial. These are the priorities now.&#8221;
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the country’s chief military commander on Thursday, just days after hinting at the shakeup as he looks to “reset” the Ukrainian military’s struggling war effort against Russia.
Zelensky first announced his decision to fire General Valerii Zaluzhnyi in a Telegram post, writing the two met and “discussed what kind of renewal the Armed Forces of Ukraine need,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/europe/zaluzhnyi-ukraine-military-chief-dismissed-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“The time for such a renewal is now,” Zelensky said.
In his own post on Telegram, Zaluzhnyi added, “The tasks of 2022 are different from those of 2024. Therefore, everyone must change and adapt to the new realities as well. [We] have just met with the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. It was an important and serious conversation. It was decided that we need to change our approaches and strategy.”
Zelensky <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hinted</a> at the massive shakeup to his country’s military earlier this week, saying that “a reset” and “new beginning” were necessary to renew Ukraine’s war effort against a Russian army that recently launched another offensive. The Ukrainian military is struggling with a weakened force as the war nears the two-year mark later this month. Ukrainian forces are struggling to push back the renewed Russian push as it faces dwindling numbers of ammunition and troops, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
General Zaluzhnyi, a popular figure in the country, said in a November interview with The <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/11/01/ukraines-commander-in-chief-on-the-breakthrough-he-needs-to-beat-russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Economist</a> that the war had reached a “stalemate,” warning “there will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough.” Zaluzhnyi’s comments angered Zelensky’s office, which said that such criticism only helped Russia. The general also slammed Zelensky for his hesitancy to up the number of draftees to 500,000, which Zaluzhnyi said was necessary “to improve the manpower levels of our armed forces,” CNN reported.
The military shakeup is yet another setback for Ukraine’s military leadership. Last August, Zelensky <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-fires-all-military-enlistment-office-chiefs-over-corruption-allegations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired</a> every single head of the country’s regional military enlistment offices over allegations of abuse of power, fraud, and corruption. Earlier in 2023, another one of Ukraine’s top generals was <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/27/zelensky-fires-top-ukrainian-military-commander" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed,</a> and numerous officials were fired or resigned after they were hit with allegations of corruption.
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Zaluzhnyi’s firing comes as Zelensky hopes for another aid package from the U.S. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill seek to hash out a <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/02/07/congress/gop-senators-agonize-on-foreign-aid-00140119" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deal</a> to send support to Ukraine and Israel. President Joe Biden has urged Congress to pass a bipartisan bill attaching aid to Ukraine and Israel alongside funding to address the border crisis, but Republican leaders in the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-shoot-down-senate-border-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot down</a> the proposal, saying that it “fails in every policy area needed to secure our border and would actually incentivize more illegal immigration.”

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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) refused to budge on his demand for a border security overhaul in exchange for more aid to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a> after meeting with Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Johnson told reporters that &#8220;transformative&#8221; reforms to tackle the border crisis, in addition to more clarity and oversight on money given to Ukraine for its defensive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fight against Russia</a>, remain the GOP-led House&#8217;s conditions for a deal.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blames the White House and the Senate for holding up aid to Ukraine and instead pushes for a bill that would implement harsher immigration policies:
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&#8220;These are our conditions because these are the conditions of the American people. And we are resolute on that. It is not the House’s issue right now,&#8221; Johnson said, alluding to how the House <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/us/politics/house-republicans-immigration-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> border legislation earlier this year. &#8220;The issue is with the White House and the Senate, and I implore them to do their job because the time is urgent and we do want to do the right thing here.&#8221;
The White House recently <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/12/04/letter-to-congressional-leadership-regarding-the-need-for-urgent-action-to-support-ukraines-defense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> Congress that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mccarthy-denies-zelensky-opportunity-to-address-joint-session-of-congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$111 billion</a> in supplemental funds previously allocated to Ukraine would soon run out, and Zelensky made another trip to Washington, D.C., this week to make the case for the <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1734612044341563499" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;significance of sustaining vital U.S. support&#8221;</a> for his country&#8217;s military and economy.
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Senate Democrats <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/national_security_and_border_act_summary.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tried to advance</a> a $110 billion national security package, which would provide money for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and even for bolstering border security, but it <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-block-ukraine-and-israel-aid-as-they-demand-border-policy-changes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed to clear a 60-vote threshold</a> last week in the face of opposition from Republicans, many of whom have pressed for the inclusion of reforms such as <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-republicans-asylum-limits-funding-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asylum limits</a> and ramping border wall construction back up.
President Joe Biden and other Democrats say they are open to a border security compromise, but claim Republicans are unwilling to make a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/12/06/remarks-by-president-biden-urging-congress-to-pass-his-national-security-supplemental-request-including-funding-to-support-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;bipartisan&#8221;</a> deal. Negotiations have been going on in the Senate — though there has yet to be a breakthrough so far.
Johnson, who is less than two months into his tenure as speaker, <a href="https://hughhewitt.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-r-la-on-the-stalled-supplemental-and-president-biden-being-mia-from-the-negotiations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> on Tuesday that the House may leave D.C. for the end-of-the-year holiday break without a deal.
&#8220;I don’t know what else to do,&#8221; Johnson told radio host Hugh Hewitt. &#8220;I’m not going to have everybody sit here through Christmas twiddling their thumbs. They’ve not sent me anything.&#8221;

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Former President Donald Trump declined an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-invites-trump-to-fulfill-re-election-vow-of-settling-russia-ukraine-war-in-24-hours" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invite to Ukraine</a> from President Volodymyr Zelensky to witness the scale of the Eastern European nation&#8217;s ongoing conflict with Russia.
Zelenksky extended the invitation to Trump during an interview with NBC on Sunday to make good on the former president&#8217;s vow of settling its war with Russia in &#8220;24 hours&#8221; — a repeated claim that Trump said would happen if he takes back the White House in 2024.
But Trump declined the offer in a <a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-war/2023/11/05/id/1141054/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to Newsmax.
&#8220;I have great respect for President Zelenskyy, but think it would be inappropriate to go to Ukraine at this time,&#8221; Trump wrote in a statement. &#8220;The Biden administration is currently dealing with him, and I would not want to create a conflict of interest.&#8221;
Trump, who currently holds the lead for the 2024 presidential GOP nomination, has said he could strike a deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky to solve the international war overseas in &#8220;one day&#8221; if re-elected to the White House.
&#8220;If I&#8217;m president, I will have that war settled in one day – 24 hours,&#8221; Trump told CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins earlier this year during a town hall, adding he would meet with the two presidents who &#8220;have weaknesses and they both have strengths&#8221; to settle the war.
&#8220;It&#8217;ll be over, it&#8217;ll be absolutely over,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump added during the interview that he doesn&#8217;t view the war &#8220;in terms of winning and losing.&#8221;
&#8220;I think in terms of getting it settled so we stop killing all these people,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;Russians and Ukrainians, I want them to stop dying. And I&#8217;ll have that done in 24 hours.&#8221;
Zelensky said during an interview with NBC that if Trump could &#8220;manage it,&#8221; he is welcome to visit Kyiv but signaled doubt in Trump&#8217;s ability to end hostilities if re-elected.
&#8220;If he can come here, I will need … 24 minutes to explain to President Trump that he can&#8217;t manage this war,&#8221; Zelenskiy said. &#8220;He can&#8217;t bring peace because of Putin.&#8221;
Trump has been critical of U.S. support of the war, saying the Biden administration&#8217;s involvement has led to a &#8220;reckless escalation&#8221; in Ukraine.
In July, President Joe Biden signed an executive order making as many as 3,000 reservists from the U.S. military available to travel to Europe and support NATO efforts to end hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. This comes as Ukraine has received nearly $350 billion in foreign aid, including $113 billion from the U.S., which has been crucial to its continued war effort.
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The Biden administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill have pushed for a joint $106 billion aid package to Israel and Ukraine, but the Republican-controlled House passed a standalone bill to support Israel while leaving aid to Ukraine on the negotiating table, possibly as part of a deal for increased border security.
Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have said that proposal is dead on arrival. Still, allies of Ukraine are worried that the debate itself shows unqualified support for Ukraine is becoming unsustainable. The U.S. still has about $5 billion of outstanding allocated aid waiting to be sent to Ukraine due to an accounting error by the Pentagon. Still, once that runs out, further funds would have to be approved by the divided Congress.
Zelensky said if Washington, D.C., refuses to send more aid, U.S. soldiers could eventually get involved in a greater conflict with Russia.
&#8220;If Russia will kill all of us, they will attack NATO countries, and you will send your sons and daughters [to fight],&#8221; Zelensky told NBC.
Michael Whittaker contributed to this report.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday invited former U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Ukraine to make good on his vow of settling the Eastern European nation&#8217;s ongoing conflict with Russia in &#8220;24 hours&#8221; — a repeated claim that Trump said would happen if he takes back the White House in 2024.
&#8220;Former President Trump said that about 24 hours, that he can manage it and finish the war,&#8221; Zelensky <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/zelenskyy-says-he-only-needs-24-minutes-to-explain-to-trump-he-can-t-bring-peace-in-ukraine-197150277504" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during an interview with NBC. &#8220;For me, what can I say? So he&#8217;s very welcome as well.&#8221;
Trump, who currently holds the lead for the 2024 presidential GOP nomination, has said a number of times that he could strike a deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky to solve the international war overseas in &#8220;one day&#8221; if re-elected to the White House.
&#8220;If I&#8217;m president, I will have that war settled in one day – 24 hours,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-cnn-town-hall/h_9832474de73ae094f7e9593ff2c37b57" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins earlier this year during a town hall, adding he would meet with the two presidents who &#8220;have weaknesses and they both have strengths&#8221; to settle the war.
&#8220;It&#8217;ll be over, it&#8217;ll be absolutely over,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump added during the interview that he doesn&#8217;t view the war &#8220;in terms of winning and losing.&#8221;
&#8220;I think in terms of getting it settled so we stop killing all these people,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;Russians and Ukrainians, I want them to stop dying. And I&#8217;ll have that done in 24 hours.&#8221;
But Zelensky signaled doubt in Trump&#8217;s ability to end hostilities if re-elected.
&#8220;If he can come here, I will need &#8230; 24 minutes to explain to President Trump that he can&#8217;t manage this war,&#8221; Zelenskiy said. &#8220;He can&#8217;t bring peace because of Putin.&#8221;
Trump has been critical of U.S. support of the war, saying the Biden administration&#8217;s involvement has led to a &#8220;reckless escalation&#8221; in Ukraine.
In July, President Joe Biden signed an executive order making as many as 3,000 reservists from the U.S. military available to travel to Europe and support NATO efforts to end hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. This comes as Ukraine has received nearly $350 billion in foreign aid, including $113 billion from the U.S., which has been crucial to its continued war effort.
But with a potential second Trump administration retaking the White House in 2025, Zelenksy said he was unsure if Ukraine would lose U.S. support.
&#8220;Really, I don&#8217;t know. Really, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Zelenksy told NBC on &#8220;Meet the Press.&#8221; &#8220;I hope that it depends not only on the president institutionally. I think it depends on the opinion of Americans, of your society. I think that is most important. I think it&#8217;s important in the United States and EU, the attitude of just ordinary people. It&#8217;s their support. It&#8217;s their money. It depends on them.&#8221;
&#8220;And they are sure in Ukraine. I know that they support Ukraine — love us. And really, they understand our difficult war against Russia. And I think only after that, society is pushing the leaders and leaders make right decisions,&#8221; he added.
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According to Gallup, support for more aid has steadily declined for more than a year. A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-u-s-and-european-officials-float-peace-terms-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plurality of Americans</a> — 41% — believe the U.S. is too involved in the war in Ukraine, including 62% of Republicans and 44% of independents. While only 14% of Democrats say the same, more than 60% of Democrats, Republicans, and independents believe neither side is winning the war.
The Biden administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill have pushed for a joint $106 billion aid package to Israel and Ukraine, but the Republican-controlled House passed a standalone bill to support Israel while leaving aid to Ukraine on the negotiating table, possibly as part of a deal for increased border security.
Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have said that proposal is dead on arrival. Still, allies of Ukraine are worried that the debate itself shows unqualified support for Ukraine is becoming unsustainable. The U.S. still has about $5 billion of outstanding allocated aid waiting to be sent to Ukraine due to an accounting error by the Pentagon. Still, once that runs out, further funds would have to be approved by the divided Congress.
Zelensky said if Washington, D.C., refuses to send more aid, U.S. soldiers could eventually get involved in a greater conflict with Russia.
&#8220;If Russia will kill all of us, they will attack NATO countries, and you will send your sons and daughters [to fight],&#8221; Zelensky told NBC.
 Michael Whittaker contributed to this report.

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Jean-Claude Juncker, the former president of the European Commission, slammed the idea of Ukraine joining the European Union, saying the country must root out the corruption that touches “all levels” of its society.  
Juncker, who presided over the European Commission, a governing body within the E.U., from 2014 to 2019, <a href="https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/interview-jean-claude-juncker-wie-kommt-europa-aus-der-krise-id68072696.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> German outlet Augsburger Allgemeine that he was upset with some “voices in Europe” conveying to Ukraine that they could join the E.U. immediately. Juncker, who was also the prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013, added that Ukraine is not ready to be admitted into the E.U., POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/jean-claude-juncker-ukraine-corruption-eu-accession/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“Anyone who has had anything to do with Ukraine knows that this is a country that is corrupt at all levels of society. Despite its efforts, it is not ready for accession; it needs massive internal reform processes,” the former European Commission president said. 
“You shouldn’t make false promises to the people in Ukraine who are up to their necks in suffering,” Juncker added. “I am very angry about some voices in Europe who are telling Ukrainians that they can become members immediately.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed for admittance into alliances such as NATO and the E.U. as Ukrainians continue to fight off the Russian invasion. The E.U. is reportedly set to begin talks in December about admitting Ukraine into the 27-country union after granting the country candidate status in June.
To be accepted into the E.U., Ukraine must meet seven conditions, including curbing the rampant corruption in the country, according to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-eu-membership-ukraine-accession-talks-december/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>. Rooting out corruption has posed challenges for Ukraine, however, even as foreign aid continues to flow into the country, including <a href="https://www.crfb.org/blogs/congress-approved-113-billion-aid-ukraine-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">billions</a> from American taxpayers. The Biden administration, with the support of a bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers, is seeking to approve another aid package to the European country, but opposition to Ukraine funding is growing in Congress as polling shows Americans are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-americans-oppose-more-funding-for-ukraine-in-war-with-russia-cnn-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing wary</a> of sending blank checks to the corrupt Ukrainian government. 
Numerous top officials in Ukraine’s government <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ukraine-dogged-by-corruption-allegations-sees-largest-government-shakeup-since-war-began">stepped down</a> earlier this year amidst allegations of corruption. Some of the departures and resignations included the deputy head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko, Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, and Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Symonenko. 
Then in August, Zelensky <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-fires-all-military-enlistment-office-chiefs-over-corruption-allegations">fired</a> every single head of the country’s regional military enlistment offices over allegations of abuse of power, fraud, and corruption. Recent inspections revealed that military officials illegally obtained cash or cryptocurrency while others illegally transported people eligible for military service across the border. The inspection began in June after journalists uncovered that the former head of the Odesa Oblast military enlistment office purchased property in Spain worth $4.5 million, according to the Kyiv Independent.
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The ongoing corruption in Ukraine reminds Juncker of bad decisions made by the E.U. in the past that he doesn’t want the union to repeat.
“We have had bad experiences with some so-called new members, for example when it comes to the rule of law,” he said. “This cannot be repeated again.

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Congressional leaders received a <a href="https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/DOD%20Letter%20to%20%20Congressional%20Leaders%20on%20Ukraine%20Assistance%20%28Jeffries%29.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> of concern on Friday from Pentagon officials who warned that funding to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia is running low.
Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord told House and Senate leaders in the letter that approximately $1.6 billion remains left out of the $25.9 billion in weapons funding for Ukrainian forces. Additionally, McCord said the U.S. has about $5.4 billion left to supply weapons and equipment from its stockpiles.
“We have already been forced to slow down the replenishment of our own forces to hedge against an uncertain funding future,” McCord said in the letter. “Failure to replenish our military services on a timely basis could harm our military’s readiness.”
Without additional funding, the U.S. would have to halt sending equipment that is “critical and urgent now as Russia prepares to conduct a winter offensive.”
The letter comes amid Congress passing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-passes-stopgap-spending-measure-with-no-additional-support-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stopgap spending measure</a> over the weekend to prevent a government shutdown for 45 days that avoids sending additional aid to Ukraine, which a chorus of Republicans in the House and Senate strongly oppose including in any spending packages.
A group of other Republicans, led by Sen. JD Vance and Texas Rep. Chip Roy, sent a letter to Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, arguing that the American people “deserve to know” how further aid to Ukraine is spent.
“The American people deserve to know what their money has gone to. How is the counteroffensive going? Are the Ukrainians any closer to victory than they were 6 months ago? What is our strategy, and what is the president’s exit plan? What does the administration define as victory in Ukraine?” the letter <a href="https://www.vance.senate.gov/press-releases/senator-vance-colleagues-reject-indefinite-war-in-ukraine/">asked</a>. “It would be an absurd abdication of congressional responsibility to grant this request without knowing the answers to these questions.”
Since the full-scale war erupted in February 2022, the U.S. has sent Ukraine more than $44 billion on security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congress-debates-ukraine-aid-pentagon-warns-money-running-low-2023-10-02/#:~:text=President%20Joe%20Biden%20asked%20Congress,part%20of%20a%20spending%20bill." target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Congress last month to approve an additional $24 billion package to Ukraine for military aid and economic, humanitarian, and security assistance for other countries impacted by the war.
Biden reportedly said on Sunday that the aid would continue flowing to Ukraine while acknowledging time is of the essence.
“We cannot under any circumstances allow America’s support for Ukraine to be interrupted,” Biden said. “We have time, not much time, and there’s an overwhelming sense of urgency.”
Sources for Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-02/biden-plans-call-with-allies-to-reassure-support-for-ukraine?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&amp;utm_content=politics#xj4y7vzkg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> told the outlet that Biden plans on contacting allies to reassure them that Ukrainian support would continue as he publicly announced he expects House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to “keep his word” about securing passage of support for the Eastern European nation, despite many American citizens battling high prices in the homeland while the U.S.-Mexico border experiences record high illegal crossings.
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I expect the Speaker to keep his word and secure the passage of support for Ukraine at this critical moment.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that another support package for Ukraine would be announced “soon” that is enough to meet Ukraine’s “urgent battlefield needs for a bit longer.”
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-congress-funding-13727f76561a80d2f00267a13667c33a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Associated Press that Ukrainian resistance against Russian forces could begin to weaken if the support from the U.S. stops.
“If there’s no new money, they’re going to start feeling it by Thanksgiving,” he said.

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Canadian House Speaker Anthony Rota resigned Tuesday amid a firestorm over a Nazi veteran guest who was honored as a &#8220;hero&#8221; in parliament last week.
&#8220;It is with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as speaker of the House of Commons. It is my greatest honor as a parliamentarian to have been elected by you, my peers, to serve as the speaker of the House of Commons for the 43rd and 44th parliament,&#8221; Rota began his remarks.
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JUST IN &#8212; Canadian speaker of the house Anthony Rota resigns in shame after he led a chorus of applause for a literal NAZI. <a href="https://t.co/YhIwzLA50Y">pic.twitter.com/YhIwzLA50Y</a>
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What Rota left out was that Hunka fought on the side of the Nazis, serving in the 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division, a volunteer division under Nazi command. The unit is accused of killing Polish and Jewish civilians, though it has not been convicted of crimes by a war tribunal, according to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66919862" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC</a>.
“Obviously, it’s extremely upsetting that this happened. The speaker has acknowledged his mistake and apologized, but this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the parliament of Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Monday.
He appeared to blame Russian propaganda for the oversight but did not elaborate or provide specific examples of disinformation from foreign influences.
“I think it’s going to be really important that all of us push back against Russian propaganda, Russian disinformation, and continue our steadfast, unequivocal support for Ukraine,” he added.
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NEW &#8211; Justin Trudeau blames Russian propaganda for Canadian Parliament honoring a Nazi.
&quot;Obviously, it&#39;s extremely upsetting that this happened&#8230; this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada&#8230;
It&#39;s going to be really important that all of us push… <a href="https://t.co/Zvk5ytkxmC">pic.twitter.com/Zvk5ytkxmC</a>
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Rota faced numerous calls to resign following the scandal, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/25/canada-veteran-nazi-ukraine-00118056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>. Rota acknowledged the mistake Sunday, though his apology did little to settle the storm against him. He continued overseeing proceedings in the parliament on Monday during a session largely about him and the display that took place days prior.
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MPs across the Canadian political spectrum condemned the incident. Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer blamed the prime minister’s office for the fiasco, accusing it of failing to do “a straightforward Google search” on the veteran honored on Friday.
“What kind of message does that send to Canada’s partners and allies around the world?” Scheer said on the floor of the House of Commons on Monday. “There was a Nazi in the Chamber.”
Liberal House Leader Karina Gould, who is Jewish, condemned the display as “deeply embarrassing” and “hurtful.” Gould said the incident should not be politicized and put all of the blame on Rota.
Rota accepted “full responsibility” and apologized on Sunday for honoring Hunka, saying the speaker had “subsequently become aware of more information” about the honoree.
“This initiative was entirely my own, the individual in question being from my riding [district] and having been brought to my attention,” Rota said. “I particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world.”

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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA) said on Thursday he denied Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a>&#8216;s request to deliver an address to a joint session of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/congress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congress</a>.
&#8220;Zelensky asked for a joint session. We just didn&#8217;t have time. He&#8217;s already given a joint session,&#8221; McCarthy said, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/09/21/zelensky-washington-dc-biden-mccarthy-congress?utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Axios</a>.
Zelensky, who last delivered a joint address <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?525000-102/members-congress-gather-joint-address-ukrainian-president-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in December</a>, is back in Washington, D.C., to muster support for more U.S. aid for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>&#8216;s fight against Russian invaders. The visit is part of Zelensky&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-lectures-the-world-about-climate-change-tries-new-tactic-for-increased-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">latest appeal to the international community,</a> which included a speech to the United Nations earlier this week.
President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/politics/ukraine-funding-supplemental-joe-biden/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Congress for roughly $24 billion in additional military and humanitarian assistance tied to the Ukraine conflict on top of the roughly $113 billion previously allocated.
Some Republicans in the House and Senate <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1704836926212022346" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are opposing</a> the president&#8217;s request, demanding answers on the money being spent and progress in the war.
At the moment, McCarthy is contending with a group of GOP defectors in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-fails-to-pass-defense-spending-bill-after-mccarthy-delays-short-term-funding-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending fight</a> that could lead to a government shutdown if a deal cannot be reached by the end of the month. He also announced last week an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-oversight-schedules-first-biden-impeachment-hearing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment inquiry</a> into President Joe Biden.
Though he denied Zelensky a larger forum, McCarthy did meet privately with the Ukrainian leader on Thursday with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other top members of the House. They even posed for photos.
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Even though Kevin McCarthy avoided a public entrance to the meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, he took photos with Zelensky in the room, per source: <a href="https://t.co/Tl8LvWWQJ0">pic.twitter.com/Tl8LvWWQJ0</a>
&mdash; Annie Grayer (@AnnieGrayerCNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnnieGrayerCNN/status/1704865830914203990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1704869595759194588" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that McCarthy said Zelensky answered many of his questions during the meeting, but the speaker remained noncommittal about the aid package sought by the Biden administration.
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Zelensky also participated in a closed-door meeting with senators at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday and delivered brief remarks while <a href="https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1704878561012613293" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flanked</a> by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
McConnell <a href="https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/remarks/president-bidens-hesitation-hinders-support-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delivered</a> remarks on Wednesday criticizing Biden for his &#8220;passive, indecisive leadership&#8221; on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine-Russia conflict</a>. The minority leader also declared that he &#8220;would continue to make the case, myself, for sustained support of the Ukrainian cause – not out of charity, but out of primary focus on America’s interests.&#8221;
Biden is expected to meet with Zelensky later in the day on Thursday.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/volodymyr-zelensky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> must have an inkling that his unlimited check could soon be running out because the Ukrainian president is trying out a new sales pitch to world leaders: We need to defeat Russia, or evil dictators will &#8220;weaponize&#8221; the damaging effects of climate change.
Zelensky made his case in the form of a lecture on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly.
“Even though humanity is failing on its climate policy objectives, this means that extreme weather will still impact normal global life and some evil state will also weaponize its outcomes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And when people in the streets of New York and other cities of the world went out on climate protest — we all have seen them — and when people in Morocco and Libya, and other countries die as a result of natural disasters, and when islands and countries disappear underwater, and when tornadoes and deserts are spreading into — into new territories, and when all of this is happening, one, a natural disaster in Moscow, decided to launch a big war and killed tens of thousands of people. We have to stop it.&#8221;
So it seems Zelensky is implying that Russian President Vladimir Putin took advantage of climate change — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/global-warming-is-out-global-boiling-is-in-united-nations-secretary-general-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">global boiling as the U.N. calls it</a> — to attack Ukraine.
&#8220;We must act, united to defeat the aggressor and focus all our capabilities and energy on addressing these challenges,&#8221; he added. &#8220;As nukes are restrained, likewise, the aggressor must be restrained at all his tools and methods of the war.&#8221;
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Zelensky must have heard President Joe Biden&#8217;s climate czar John Kerry preach last spring that &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-davos-john-kerry-praises-select-group-of-people-for-saving-the-planet-but-says-they-need-money-money-money" target="_blank" rel="noopener">money, money, money</a>&#8221; is what makes green energy move. It&#8217;s smart financially for Zelensky to signal that he&#8217;s down with the cause.
If he wants the free world to continue sending him billions of dollars to defeat Russia, he knows he has to express certain 21st-century doctrines of the West — such as believing in climate change.
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Now, Zelensky is heading to Washington, D.C., where he&#8217;ll request $24 billion from the U.S. Congress. He won&#8217;t have to work that hard for the money in D.C. The Uniparty is all on in Ukraine still.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023.

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Academy Award-winning actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sean-penn-abandoned-his-car-walking-miles-to-the-polish-border-to-escape-russian-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean Penn</a> revealed in a recent interview what he would have done if he had been president of the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
In the <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/features/sean-penn-slams-will-smith-slap-ai-oscars-1235720417/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>, published this week by entertainment outlet Variety, Penn suggested that he would have hunted down the perpetrators of the devastating attack, no matter what the consequences for himself personally.
&#8220;I’d have let White House counsel know that they are on vacation,&#8221; Penn said. &#8220;I’m not consulting with them. If I have to go to prison, I’ll go, but I’m going to kill them. I’m killing everyone that did this. But only them. And we know where the f*** they are.&#8221;
Penn&#8217;s most recent project – scheduled for a September 18 release – is a documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky titled &#8220;Superpower.&#8221; And he let it be known in the interview that he was still angry that the Academy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sean-penn-threatens-to-smelt-his-own-oscars-if-academy-nixes-zelensky-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused</a> to allow Zelensky a platform during the 2022 awards show.
&#8220;The Oscars producer thought, &#8216;Oh, he’s not light-hearted enough.&#8217; Well, guess what you got instead? Will Smith!&#8221; Penn said. &#8220;I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once. He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so f***ing good in &#8216;King Richard.&#8217; So why the f*** did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid f***ing thing? Why did I go to f***ing jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?&#8221;
Penn, who once spent 33 days in the clink for punching someone, spoke from experience – and he said that was when he was truly finished with the Oscars, even his own.
&#8220;I thought, well, f***, you know? I’ll give them to Ukraine. They can be melted down to bullets they can shoot at the Russians,&#8221; he said.
The actor also weighed in on the ongoing strikes – involving both the writers and actors unions — and made a shocking point about the studios&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/studios-load-up-on-ai-specialists-as-actors-writers-remain-on-picket-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plans to use AI</a> in the future.
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Referring to the entire scenario as &#8220;an indecent proposal,&#8221; Penn explained, &#8220;So you want my scans and voice data and all that. OK, here’s what I think is fair: I want your daughter’s, because I want to create a virtual replica of her and invite my friends over to do whatever we want in a virtual party right now. Would you please look at the camera and tell me you think that’s cool?&#8221;
&#8220;That they would do that and not be taken to task for it is insulting. This is a real exposé on morality — a lack of morality,&#8221; he said.

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Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/zelensky-says-war-returning-to-russia-after-moscow-drone-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volodymyr Zelensky</a> announced Friday that he will dismiss every single head of the country’s regional military enlistment offices over allegations of abuse of power, fraud, and corruption. 
In a statement released by Zelensky’s office, the president said that a recent inspection of “military commissars” revealed that some of the military officials illegally obtained cash or cryptocurrency while others illegally transported people eligible for military service across the border. The inspection began in June after journalists uncovered that the former head of the Odesa Oblast military enlistment office purchased property in Spain worth $4.5 million, <a href="https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-enlistment-offices-chiefs-to-be-dismissed-across-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Kyiv Independent. 
“We are dismissing all regional ‘military commissars.’ This system should be run by people who know exactly what war is and why cynicism and bribery in times of war constitute treason,” Zelensky said. 
In all, 112 criminal cases have been opened following the inspection of enlistment offices and 33 people have been charged. 
“Every ‘military commissar&#8217; against whom there is a criminal investigation will be held to account,” Zelensky continued. “Absolutely fair. In full.”
The Ukrainian president said he will replace the fired commissars with officers who have experience on the battlefield. The replacements will be reviewed by the country’s Security Service. 
Earlier this year, Zelensky <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/02/27/zelensky-fires-top-ukrainian-military-commander" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired</a> one of his top generals and numerous top officials were fired or resigned after they were hit with allegations of corruption. Many of the officials who were fired or resigned were <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/01/24/zelensky-leadership-corruption-allegations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of leaving the country and living lavish lifestyles while their country fought the Russian invaders.
Zelensky’s firing of the enlistment office chiefs comes as President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve more than $24 billion in aid to Ukraine as part of a $40 billion package. In the package, Biden asked for $20 billion more to go to Ukraine than he requested be used to address the ongoing border crisis, POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/biden-ukraine-emergency-funds-00110691" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
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The U.S., which is by far the largest supporter of Ukraine’s war effort, has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-failed-to-track-all-military-aid-to-ukraine-as-criminal-gangs-stole-guns-ammo-from-frontlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed</a> to track its shipments of weapons and military equipment to the European country, according to a report last month from the inspector general for the Department of Defense. After describing the inability of the U.S. to track all of the weapons it had sent to Ukraine, the report listed several examples of groups in the country obtaining military equipment for nefarious purposes, though the origin of the equipment remained unclear as the report was heavily redacted.
Americans are becoming increasingly wary of U.S. involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war with a majority of voters now saying they <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-americans-oppose-more-funding-for-ukraine-in-war-with-russia-cnn-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oppose</a> more funding for Ukraine, according to a recent CNN poll. Biden, however, has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/07/12/remarks-by-president-biden-on-supporting-ukraine-defending-democratic-values-and-taking-action-to-address-global-challenges-vilnius-lithuania/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">repeatedly</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/world/europe/biden-nato-ukraine-russia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the U.S. will support Ukraine for “as long as it takes.”
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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