Zelenskyy says that we have the same values as the U.S. talks of more aid to Ukraine

The U.S. War on Crime and Humanite: Zelenskyy, the American Congress, and the Problem of the 2022 Ukrainian War

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.

The U.S. gave Ukraine more than $112 billion in humanitarian, financial and military support in 2022. The debate about the war has grown more heated in the second year.

The American public is not as supportive of additional aid as Congress is. A CNN poll showed that many Republicans objected to new funding while others supported it.

Congress needs to approve $24 billion in new aid for Ukraine. The funding has no obvious path to passage in the near term due as Congress nears an end-of-the-month deadline to approve new spending or face a government shutdown.

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“They killed our people, that’s all.” You saw it,” he added. “They deported children. They are bombing civilians. It’s not about only front lines. It’s not simple war. … Energy systems. Kakhovka Dam. Occupied Zaporizhzhia plant — nuclear plant. What is it? What will be next?”

He addressed Congress at a special joint session in December 2022, his first visit to the U.S. since the war broke out. He also delivered an impassioned plea via video in March, weeks after Russia launched its full-fledged invasion.

Zelenskyy’s itinerary in D.C. includes a morning on Capitol Hill for bipartisan meetings with lawmakers. He is expected to meet with the military at the Pentagon and then President Biden at the Oval Office.

Zelenskyy’s visit comes the day after a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York, where he urged the council to oust Russia as a permanent member. “Humankind no longer pins its hopes on the U.N. when it comes to the sovereign borders of nations,” he said.