Zelenskiy, in Washington, urges Congress not to play into Putin’s hands.

In a speech that he delivered on Monday to a military audience in the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his optimism that he can still depend on the United States and asked Congress not to play into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This statement came as Zelenskiy began a crucial visit to Washington to strengthen security support services.

We will not give up here. You can rely on Ukraine since we are aware of what to do. Zelenskiy’s address at the National Defense University included the following statement: “And we hope just as much to be able to count on you.”

The administration of Vice President Joe Biden has sent a warning to Congress, stating that if they do not extend their military support to Ukraine, it might shift the conflict, which has been going on for over two years, in Russia’s favor, which would create concerns for the national security of the West.

In a veiled allusion to disagreements in Congress about the distribution of aid, Zelenskiy stated that it was “crucial that politics… not betray the soldiers.”

“Allow me to tell you the truth, my dear friends. According to Zelenskiy, Putin and his sick clique are the only people who draw inspiration from unresolved issues on Capitol Hill.

Additionally, Zelenskiy has been extended an invitation to attend discussions with members of Congress and at the White House on Tuesday. Several Republican MPs have questioned the continuation of assistance to Ukraine.

At the beginning of the previous year, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated an invasion of Ukraine, which resulted in a conflict that has resulted in the deaths or injuries of hundreds of thousands of people and has led to the most significant confrontation between Russia and the West in the last sixty years.

Ukraine was able to successfully repel Russia’s initial effort to sweep the nation and roll Russian forces back into critical towns on the strength of billions of dollars in military assistance from the United States as well as information from the United States. A significant counteroffensive assault that Kyiv attempted to launch this year was unsuccessful in penetrating Russian defensive lines. Russia is currently on the offensive in the eastern part of the country.

While providing pledges of “unshakable” assistance from the United States to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of the United States issued a warning that Vladimir Putin still harbored the prospect of achieving triumph in Ukraine.

Putin continues to think that he can outlast Ukraine and that he can outlast the United States of America, even though he has committed crimes and has been isolated. To which Austin responded with cheers, “But he is wrong.”

In what appears to be a reference to Congress, he continued by saying, “America’s commitments must be honored.”

However, since Republicans seized control of the House of Representatives from Democrats in January, Congress has not authorized any cash for Ukraine, even though it has approved more than 110 billion dollars for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

According to statements made by Shalanda Young, the director of the United States budget, that were made last week, the United States Department of Defense had utilized 97% of the $62.3 billion in additional financing by the middle of November. The State Department had utilized all of the $4.7 billion in military support funds it had allotted for Ukraine.