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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) praised Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the passage of the massive foreign aid package in the House over the weekend. McCaul, who has long pushed for additional aid to Ukraine, said Johnson has his support after the House passed the foreign aid package on Saturday. Johnson has faced some…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized Sunday that his country needs a “crucial” weapons system to help win its war against Russia. NBC host Kristen Welker asked Zelensky if Ukraine could win the war now that the House approved additional aid for the country on Saturday, including $61 billion for his country. He said his country…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated Sunday that the United States is “not funding” war in his country, emphasizing that the U.S. is helping protect democracy throughout the region. NBC host Kristen Welker asked Zelensky on “Meet the Press” how long Americans can expect to fund the war in Ukraine,” noting that there has been some…

A video showed a fire reportedly on a ship in Sevastopol’s Sukharnaya Bay after explosions were heard in the annexed Crimean naval port.

‘I am now Russian. I am happy to be Russian.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Saturday that “Ukraine will likely fall” if the U.S. is unable to approve more aid to the embattled country amid its war with Russia. “Now, if we don’t get this aid passed, Ukraine will likely fall,” Bacon told NewsNation’s “Morning in America.” “The Russians are — they got huge munitions…

Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her anti-Ukraine stance in a CNN interview on Friday. “Moscow Marjorie has reached a new low,” Buck said during an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” with anchor Erica Hill. “You know, during the Russian Revolution, [Bolshevik Revolution leader Vladimir] Lenin talked…

Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said the U.S. passing new aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russia would give the Eastern European country a “big boost of morale” in Friday comments. “I think the U.S. coming through with aid is going to be critical,” Vindman said in an interview with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell…

The fallout is extensive.

Former Vice President Mike Pence urged House lawmakers to approve more funding for Ukraine, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin may target a NATO nation if Russia wins its war with Kyiv.