00:00The Senate took the first steps on Tuesday toward approving a sweeping bill
00:05of the sanctions law against Russia, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky present at the
00:11Capitol, thus advancing legislation intended to penalize countries that continue
00:16buying Russian oil, gas and other exports, after more than a year of negotiations.
00:23According to the Associated Press, the bipartisan procedural vote resulted in a score of 86 to 12,
00:29It occurred a few hours after the funeral of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of North Carolina.
00:34from the South, the bill's chief negotiator. Zelensky, who was in Washington to
00:40To attend Graham's memorial service, he met with the senators beforehand and assured them that
00:46Ukraine is making progress in its war against Russia, although it still needs more support from the Russian side.
00:52of the United States. Zelensky then proceeded to the Senate Gallery to witness the vote.
00:58waving in support of the senators gathered below. During the meeting,
01:04Zelensky told senators that sanctions legislation is important as a moral signal
01:10towards a country that is exhausted and tired, although it resists firmly and even more so against Russia,
01:16as reported by Republican Senator Todd Young of Indiana upon leaving the meeting.
01:21Mr. President, you're going to get a very short punch here. The President is going to answer a couple of questions.
01:27He wants to go to the table and see the senators. First of all, we are very grateful to the senators,
01:32And we are very grateful for this discussion. The discussion went into detail about how to help the
01:38Ukraine, and we are very grateful because this ball is very important. Russia's presence is very important.
01:47And it's very important, and it's really a great sign for Europe, a great sign for Ukraine,
02:25and it's a great support from our people.
02:29And of course, I shared what we need, our needs, I shared it with the president
02:34Today, and we are grateful to him for this meeting, and now share it with the senators,
02:39So we'll try to manage it. It's a big challenge.
02:42Thank you.
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