Artillerymen Mortar gunners of the First Presidential National Guard Brigade of Ukraine BUREVIY (Storm) during a practical exercise at a training ground in northern Ukraine, November 8, 2023.
Artillerymen Mortar gunners of the First Presidential National Guard Brigade of Ukraine BUREVIY (Storm) during a practical exercise at a training ground in northern Ukraine, November 8, 2023.
  • Republicans have been blocking new aid to Ukraine, hoping to force a deal with Biden. 
  • US and Western aid has been vital to Ukraine's war effort and existential fight against Russia.
  • If aid stops, Ukraine will lose, the White House and experts say.

Republicans have been holding new US aid to Ukraine hostage, hoping to secure political wins while Kyiv struggles in an existential fight against Russia.