00:00 As Vladimir Zelensky managed to convince members of Congress and senators to support President
00:07 Biden's new aid package for Ukraine, the Ukrainian president met prominent members of both parties
00:12 at the Capitol. Some Republicans want to turn off the funding, others to give more, like
00:17 Texas Representative Michael McCaul.
00:20 Can the speaker carry all the Republicans then?
00:22 I know there's some dissension on both sides, but I say the war of attrition is not going
00:26 to win this. That's what Putin wants, because he wants to break the will of the American
00:30 people and the Europeans. We can't afford a war of attrition. We need a plan for victory
00:35 and we need to do it soon.
00:38 Zelensky also met with prominent senators, although in this chamber the Democrats are
00:42 in the majority and call the shots. At stake is $24 billion in military aid and potentially
00:48 a major change in Ukrainian war strategy.
00:53 In his second visit to Washington this year, the Ukrainian president also called at the
00:57 Pentagon, where he met US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. He undoubtedly spoke to him
01:03 about the need for more ammunition and the long-awaited F-16 aircraft.
01:07 craft.
01:07 [WHOOSH]
