"Republicans' Actions Aid Russia, Biden and Zelenskyy Take Action"

President Joe Biden warned that Republicans are playing into Russian President Vladimir Putin's hands by threatening to end military aid to Ukraine, as Russian loyalists celebrated when Republicans voted to block Ukraine's aid. Biden condemned the Republican negotiating tactic and announced an additional $200 million military aid package for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy struggled to persuade Republicans to support a $61 billion military aid package, with objectors insisting on White House concessions on border security. Congress is due to break for the year with little prospect of a breakthrough, leaving negotiations to pick up in the new year.