Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in New York for the U.N. General Assembly. He spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why U.S. aid t
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pointed out that Americans and Ukrainians have the same values during an interview at NPR.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is requesting continued support from the U.S. amid Russia's ongoing war and growing Republican opposition. Zelenskyy spoke to Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep in New York on Wednesday, ahead of his participation in a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council. "We have the same values — freedom and democracy — and that is why we are fighting against Russia," Zelenskyy said, speaking English.
He diplomatically omitted mention of the MAGA crowd and the Putin Caucus whose values are much closer to the totalitarian dictatorship in the Kremlin.
President Zelenskyy is headed to Washington.
Zelenskyy plans to travel to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to meet with Biden and members of Congress.
Putin Caucus members mostly boycotted his address to Congress last year. This year House Republicans are involved in an endless series of squabbles and hissy fits.
Democrats may have to prop up Kevin McCarthy to restore some degree of order in the House and get a budget passed. McCarthy was forced to make concessions to the Freedom Caucus to get elected Speaker in the first place but he may have to make different concessions to Democrats to remain speaker. One concession Democrats could extract from him is continuing support for Ukraine. The Democrats certainly would not prop up McCarthy out of sheer kindness.