LOADING ERROR LOADINGRepublicans are threatening not to approve additional U.S. support for Ukraine unless Democrats agree to a whole host of immigration law changes as well as the resumed construction of Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Though some Republicans in Congress support aid for Ukraine, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-Ky.), many in his party flatly oppose further assistance for the country despite its yearslong struggle against Russian aggression. Democrats immediately rejected the GOP’s border demands, however, putting into further doubt continued U.S. assistance for Ukraine. “Making Ukraine aid conditional on hard right border policies that can’t even pass in Congress is a huge mistake by our Republican colleagues. By tying Ukraine to the border, Republicans are sadly making it harder, much harder” to help Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned on Tuesday.

Source: Huffington Post November 08, 2023 05:02 UTC