White House urges Congress to approve more military aid for Ukraine

The White House on Wednesday appealed to Congress to approve billions of additional dollars of support for Ukraine as its counteroffensive against Russian forces continues while the weather cools and conditions grow more difficult.
U.S. President Joe Biden is looking forward to getting a “battlefield perspective” from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy when they meet at the White House on Thursday, White House spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
“It (is) really a critical time as we head into the fall,” Kirby said, adding the White House had encouraged Zelenskiy to meet with U.S. lawmakers to make his case for continued military support, given opposition voiced by some members.
“It’s vital that we get that supplemental passed,” he said, adding the cost would be “exorbitantly higher” if Russian President Vladimir Putin was allowed to take control of Ukraine and pushed through to the border of NATO.