Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky canceled the speech he planned to give to American senators via video link on Tuesday, December 5, at the last minute. This was reported by RIA News referring to Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
“By the way, Zelensky will not be able to come to our briefing, something happened at the last minute,” he said.
He noted that Zelensky was scheduled to speak via video as part of a closed briefing ahead of the vote that will determine whether lawmakers will agree to allocate new funds to Ukraine.
CNN correspondent Stephen Collinson previously said The failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ (AFU) counteroffensive calls into question Kiev’s ability to receive more funding from Washington, and Moscow’s claim that the West is tired of supporting Ukraine looks more realistic with each passing day.
Also head of office of Ukrainian President Andriy Ermak statedIt is stated that there is a high risk that Ukraine will lose in the conflict with Russia if the USA delays aid once again.
Previously Zelensky statedHe said he heard voices in the West in favor of negotiating with Russia, but did not feel pressure.