China News Service, May 15. According to the Associated Press, on the 14th local time, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, led a delegation to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
On May 14, local time, U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (second from left) led a delegation to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
According to reports, McConnell issued a statement after leading the delegation to leave Ukraine, saying that the United States will firmly support Ukraine and maintain this support until the end of the fighting.
Zelensky called the visit "a strong signal of bipartisan support for Ukraine in Congress and the American people."
He also said that the discussions between the two sides covered various areas of Ukraine, including defense, finance and strengthening sanctions against Russia.
Earlier this month, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also visited Ukraine and met with Zelensky.
Pelosi also said, "Our commitment is to be with you until the battle is over."
In addition, an aid bill worth about $40 billion to Ukraine has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives a few days ago.
However, on the 12th local time, Republican Senator Paul (Rand Paul) blocked the passage of the bill by the Senate, and he demanded that the bill be amended to set up an inspector general to oversee spending in Ukraine.