Support for President Trump's handling of Ukraine has dropped to 33%, part of a broader decline that has pushed his overall approval rating to a second-term low of 37%, according to new Gallup polling data.
"It's the Ukrainians who are shedding blood," said one of the senators, warning that the battlefield situation could deteriorate rapidly within months without American support.
Senate Republicans blocked five resolutions supporting Ukraine and condemning Russia's invasion, citing ongoing peace negotiations led by President Trump.
"You put all of your eggs into the Democratic basket; now you need to improvise," says Filip Styczynski, a former TVP World chief now directing operations at Washington's Center for Intermarium Studies.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump advised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to believe reports suggesting that his potential victory would benefit Russia, according to Ukrainian Presidential spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov.
The US is set to send $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine after a long delay. While this assistance will strengthen Ukraine's military, it comes later than expected.
Frustrated by months of delays, a bipartisan group of House members have filed competing discharge petitions to bring a long-awaited foreign aid package to the floor, potentially circumventing Speaker Johnson's opposition.
A bipartisan US Congressional delegation of four members, including Republicans and Democrats arrived in Kyiv on 9 Feb. to assure Kyiv that there is "overwhelming support of Ukraine" in the US House and Senate.
Tom Emmer won the majority of votes in the internal Republican race but does not yet have enough GOP support to be elected as a Speaker of the US House of Representatives.