Zelenskyy made his case for aid while the war dragged on and a D.C. shutdown neared
Zelenskyy’s Support for Ukrainian Soldiers: The Issue of New State-Periodic Congressional Budget Assistance in the Cold War
Zelenskyy is under intense scrutiny in Washington because of the flow of American dollars that helped keep his troops in the fight against Russians.
Canada has provided more than $8.9 billion Canadian (US$6.6 billion) in support to Ukraine in what Trudeau’s government calls the highest per-capita direct financial support to Ukraine in the Group of 7 industrial nations.
The Russian gained territory over the past year and Ukrainian troops are finding it difficult to regain it. Their progress in the next month or so before the rains come and the ground turns to mud could be critical in rousing additional global support over the winter.
The US Vice President has asked Congress to approve a new aid to the Ukranian people. 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.
The American public is divided on the issue of additional aid. A CNN poll last month showed that 71% of Republicans oppose new funding while 62% of Democrats support it.
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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.
Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada is his first in over a year. He spoke to the Canadian Parliament after the war started.
More than 175,000 Ukrainians have entered Canada since the start of the war and hundreds of thousands more are expected to do so in the coming months as part of an initiative to temporarily relocate those fleeing the war. Open work permit can be granted for three years with pathways to residency and citizenship.
