Kevin McCarthy
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside of his office in the US Capitol Building on March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC.
  • McCarthy rejected an invitation from Zelenskyy to visit Kyiv. 
  • Zelenskyy invited McCarthy to show him how US aid is being put to use in the war against Russia.
  • "I don't have to go to Ukraine or Kyiv to see it," McCarthy said.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's invitation for him to visit Kyiv amid growing concerns over GOP pushback to continued aid to Ukraine. 

McCarthy also reiterated that he does not support providing Ukraine with "blank checks."