- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to Washington Thursday to reassure lawmakers that his country is winning its 19-month-old war with Russia — only to face eroding support among congressional Republicans for continuing to back Kyiv’s forces.
- In the most outward sign of a lukewarm reception, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) denied Zelensky’s request to address a joint meeting of Congress, which the Ukrainian leader last did in December.
- “Zelensky asked for a joint session, we just didn’t have time. He’s already given a joint session,” McCarthy told reportersafter a morning meeting with the Ukrainian president.
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LVIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 11: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during a press conference following the tripartite meeting on January 11, 2023 in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met with Polish president Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian leader Gitanas Nauseda in Lviv. The meeting took place in the Pototsky Palace, where Zelenskyi, Duda and Nauseda signed a joint statement of the presidents of the Lublin triangle. During the visit, Duda said that Ukraine would receive a company of German Leopard tanks from Poland. (Photo by Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
