The leader of the majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, issued a dire warning about the need to provide additional aid to Ukraine and promised not to "abandon" Ukraine.
Chuck Schumer made a statement after returning from Ukraine
After returning from a trip to Ukraine, Schumer said this year was a "decisive moment in world history," adding that Ukraine's loss to Russia would also have "devastating consequences for the United States."
This is a turning point, an inflection point in the ability of the United States to present itself—our strengths, our strengths, our capabilities—to the world. When we arrived there, we told the Ukrainian people: America will not leave you.
Chuck Schumer
Majority Leader in the US Senate
The Senate leader touched on some of the key areas where Ukraine needs additional supplies, noting that they need more artillery shells, more weapons to disrupt Russian logistics and more air defense.
Schumer gave several examples of how it is difficult for Ukraine to wage war, including that he met a Ukrainian drone operator who was able to identify Russian artillery but no longer had the ammunition to destroy it.
Schumer also said that Russian forces can fire their artillery much longer than Ukrainian artillery can return fire.
The Russians can move further, hit the Ukrainians, and the Ukrainians cannot hit them back, — he said.
US aid to Ukraine is stuck in the House of Representatives
Pressure is mounting on US House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring aid to Ukraine to a vote.
Earlier, the Senate approved a package that provides assistance to Ukraine in the amount of more than 60 billion dollars.
So far, Johnson has resisted calls to do so.
On February 25, President Zelenskyi and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expressed confidence that the US Congress will agree to send more aid to the country, even if the issue remains at an impasse there.
