McConnell's visit to Kyiv is a “strong signal of bipartisan support for Ukraine” on the 80th day of its war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The visit comes as Ukraine enters "a new - long-term -were withdrawing from around Ukraine’s second-largest city after bombarding it for weeks, as Kyiv and Moscow's forces engaged in a grinding battle for the country’s eastern industrial heartland.
Zelenskyy said Ukrainians were doing their "maximum" to drive out the invaders and that the outcome of the war would depend on support from"No one today can predict how long this war will last," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address late Friday. The U.S. House approved an additional $40 billion this week to help Ukraine, but the vote has been delayed in the Senate because of U.S. Sen. Rand Paul.
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