Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President Donald Trump is threatening to change that.
Zelenskyy had traveled to Washington to sign a deal that would give the U.S. access to its mineral riches as Trump attempts to pressure Ukraine into a deal to end the war with Russia. Although support for Ukraine has waned among GOP congressional members in the three years since Russia invaded,
NC, on the Senate floor Thursday and broke from the president and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a cancer. Sen. Tillis also pushed back on Trump's comments blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine.
"I don’t accept George Orwell’s doublethink," one House Republican said after President Trump blamed Ukraine for starting the war with Russia.
Republican lawmakers are backing President Donald Trump’s insistence that Ukraine hold elections, even if they don’t share his belief that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a "dictator."
Don Bacon (R-Neb.) broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday after his comments on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump labeled Zelenskyy as a “Dictator without Elections” in a lengthy post to Truth Social on Wednesday.
Republican senators went to great lengths on Wednesday to avoid bashing President Donald Trump and his criticism of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but they didn't hold back on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
House Republicans who are supportive of Ukraine are alarmed by the explosive White House meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump.  Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week claiming Ukraine was responsible for starting the three-year conflict with Russia and calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a dictator without elections" drew criticism from congressional Democrats and pushback from some members of the Republican Party.
Lawmakers on Friday were quick to react after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance argued publicly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, accusing him of disrespecting the U.