Zelenskyy's Pitch for More American Dollars
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🗓️ 12 December 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Zelenskyy's lobbying effort comes as the current U.S. aid package is rapidly dwindling, and the fight between Ukraine and Russia has all but stalled.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman about the state of the war, what new funding would be used for, and what the country can – and can't – do without more money.
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| 0:00.0 | It's been almost a year since Vladimir Zelensky's first trip to Washington after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a triumphant, |
| 0:16.9 | powerful seeming Ukrainian president received standing ovation after standing ovation |
| 0:21.9 | as he laid out the stakes for Ukraine and the |
| 0:24.8 | world. |
| 0:25.8 | This battle is not only for the territory for this or another part of Europe. |
| 0:30.6 | The battle is not only for life, freedom and security of Ukrainians or any other nation which Russia |
| 0:37.4 | attempts to conquer. |
| 0:39.7 | This struggle will define in what world our children and grandchildren will live and then |
| 0:47.2 | they are children and grandchildren. |
| 0:49.8 | Back then, optimism from Zolinsky and Ukrainians and Americans ran relatively high. |
| 0:55.6 | Our two nations are allies in this battle and next year will be a toning point, I know it, the point when Ukrainian courage and American |
| 1:08.4 | resolve must guarantee the future of our common freedom, the freedom of people who stand for their values. |
| 1:17.0 | Fast forward one year, Zilinsky is back in Washington. |
| 1:21.6 | That intervening year has seen Ukraine launch a much anticipated |
| 1:25.2 | counter-offensive against Russian forces occupying its territory. |
| 1:29.8 | Optimism from Ukrainians, along with trust in their leader is shrinking. |
| 1:35.0 | Support from the US has also shrunk with many members of Congress skeptical about continuing to provide aid to Ukraine. |
| 1:42.0 | What is the objective? |
| 1:43.4 | What is the end game in Ukraine? |
| 1:44.7 | How are we going to have proper oversight over the funds, |
| 1:46.8 | the precious treasure of American taxpayers? |
| 1:49.4 | That is new Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson. |
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