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Zero Hedge: Zelensky Departs Washington Mostly Empty-Handed Amid Mood Shift In West
By all accounts, Zelensky came away from his Washington visit with nothing new. Biden did announce a fresh $325 million aid package for Ukraine from already committed funds, but the hoped-for long range missile approval never came (however, more cluster bombs are being sent). And as we detailed Thursday, House Republican leadership once again failed to move forward on a mere procedural vote for the Pentagon funding bill, due in large part to GOP members rejecting Biden’s proposed $24 billion more in Ukraine aid.
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WNU Editor: Ukraine President Zelensky issued this warning …. Ukraine War: ‘If we don’t get the aid, we lose the war’ says Zelenskyy in Washington (SKY? News).
Ukraine needs billions right now to survive. This is a joke …. Zelenskyy culminates Washington visit with a White House pledge of $128m (Al Jazeera). The only thing positive that came out of this visit was this promise from President Biden …. Biden tells Zelenskyy U.S. will provide Ukraine with ATACMS long-range missiles (CBS News).
Update: In regards to U.S. – Ukraine war strategy, I see this analysis from the New York Times as more proof that Washington is now distancing itself from Ukraine’s counter-offensive disaster …. Zelensky’s Visit Reveals Strategy Divide Between Ukraine and U.S. (DNYUZ/New York Times).