{"id":2174489,"date":"2024-02-12T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-claim-that-the-world-is-watching-as-republican-opposition-to-aiding-ukraine-grows\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T17:35:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T22:35:37","slug":"senate-leaders-claim-that-the-world-is-watching-as-republican-opposition-to-aiding-ukraine-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-leaders-claim-that-the-world-is-watching-as-republican-opposition-to-aiding-ukraine-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP&#8217;s refusal to aid Ukraine sparks global attention, say Senate leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-leaders-claim-that-the-world-is-watching-as-republican-opposition-to-aiding-ukraine-grows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2174489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) \u2064talks to reporters \u200bas he walks to\u200b his office at the U.S.\u2063 Capitol\u200d on February 07, 2024 in \u2062Washington, DC. (Photo\u2062 by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>2:23 PM \u2013 Monday, February 12, \u200b2024<\/p>\n<h2>The Senate&#8217;s Leaders Push for\u200c Funding to Counter Russian Aggression<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate&#8217;s leaders are passionately advocating for funding to retaliate against Russian\u200d President Vladimir Putin and protect America&#8217;s \u200cglobal reputation. However, an increasing number of Republicans are opposing aid to \u200dUkraine, putting the country&#8217;s support at risk.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>During a\u2062 rare weekend gathering in the United States \u2063Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) \u2063and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) delivered strong \u200cwarnings about the consequences of\u200d abandoning long-standing American allies in Europe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Today it&#8217;s no exaggeration to say that the eyes of the world \u2062are on the United \u2063States Senate,&#8221; McConnell said. &#8220;Our allies and partners \u200care hoping that the indispensable nation, the leader\u200c of the free\u2064 world, has the resolve to continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A test vote on the $95.3 billion \u2062aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and several other nations was scheduled for Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump, currently leading the Republican presidential field, is trying to block the assistance and has escalated his attacks\u200d on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance.<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign rally \u2064in South\u2064 Carolina on Saturday, Trump stated that NATO members\u200d who\u2064 fail to meet defense spending targets should face consequences from Russia. He recounted a previous incident where a NATO member confronted him after he threatened to \u2063withhold assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite McConnell prioritizing\u200d Ukraine, an \u200bincreasing number of members in his Republican conference \u200dare aligning with Trump and rejecting the aid that Senate leaders have been working to\u2064 pass for months.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening statement\u2062 on Sunday, McConnell emphasized that &#8220;American leadership matters, and it is in question,&#8221; without explicitly mentioning Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If the United States fails\u2062 to support Ukraine, Schumer claimed that &#8220;Putin is all too likely to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The only right answer to this threat is for the Senate to face it down unflinchingly by\u2064 passing this bill as soon as \u2064we can,&#8221; Schumer stated ahead\u200d of the vote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bSenate is pushing through multiple procedural votes on \u2062the reduced aid package\u200d after an attempt to combine it with legislation to address migration at the border failed.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans who have consistently opposed the aid have raised objections, causing delays and necessitating weekend votes while discussions about potential changes to the legislation continue.<\/p>\n<p>While Schumer has expressed openness to amendments, most of them \u2062are likely to be rejected. He has urged senators to work through the weekend to expedite the \u200dprocess.<\/p>\n<p>In a crucial vote last week,\u2064 McConnell and other Republican supporters of the aid gained \u2062hope when 17 \u200csenators\u2062 agreed to begin a debate\u2064 on the bill, while 31 voted against it.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the package is approved by the Senate, its future in the \u2062House is \u200bhighly uncertain \u200bdue to\u2062 the majority of Republican lawmakers there being close allies of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The package would \u200bprovide $60 billion to Ukraine to address military shortages, primarily for the purchase of American-made defense systems and ammunition, which the country urgently needs as it continues to face attacks from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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However, \u200can increasing number of Republicans \u2064are opposing aid to Ukraine, putting the country&#8217;s support at risk.<\/p>\n<p>During a rare weekend gathering\u200c in the United\u2062 States Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) delivered strong warnings\u200b about the \u200cconsequences of abandoning long-standing American \u200callies\u200b in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today it&#8217;s \u2064no exaggeration to say that the eyes of the\u200d world are on the United States Senate,&#8221; McConnell said. &#8220;Our allies and partners\u200d are hoping that the indispensable nation,\u200d the leader of the free\u200d world, has the resolve to continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A test vote on the $95.3 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine, \u2064and several \u2064other nations was\u200c scheduled for Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump, currently leading the Republican\u200c presidential field, is trying to\u200c block the assistance and has escalated his attacks on \u2062the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance.<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign rally in\u200d South Carolina on Saturday, Trump stated \u2063that NATO members who fail to \u2062meet defense spending targets\u2062 should\u2062 face consequences from Russia. He recounted a previous incident where \u2063a NATO member confronted him \u200bafter he threatened to withhold \u200cassistance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite McConnell prioritizing\u200b Ukraine, an increasing number of members in\u2063 his Republican conference are aligning with Trump\u200b and rejecting the aid that Senate leaders have been working to pass for months.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening statement on Sunday, McConnell emphasized that &#8220;American leadership matters, \u2064and it is in question,&#8221; without explicitly mentioning Trump.<\/p>\n<p>If the United States fails to support Ukraine, Schumer claimed that &#8220;Putin is all\u200c too likely to succeed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only \u2063right answer to\u2063 this threat\u200c is for the Senate to face it down unflinchingly\u200c by passing this bill as soon as we can,&#8221; Schumer stated ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Senate is\u200c pushing through multiple procedural votes on \u200bthe \u200creduced aid package after an attempt to combine it with legislation to address migration at \u200bthe border\u2064 failed.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans who have consistently opposed the aid have raised objections, causing delays and necessitating weekend votes while discussions about potential changes to the legislation continue.<\/p>\n<p>While Schumer has expressed openness\u2063 to\u200b amendments, most of them\u2063 are likely to be rejected. He\u2064 has urged senators to work through the weekend to expedite\u2062 the\u2064 process.<\/p>\n<p>In a crucial vote last \u2063week,\u200b McConnell\u2062 and\u200d other Republican \u2064supporters of the aid gained hope \u2063when 17 senators agreed to begin a\u2062 debate on the bill, while 31 voted\u200b against it.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the \u200cpackage is approved\u200c by\u2064 the Senate, its future in the House is\u2064 highly uncertain due to the majority\u2063 of Republican lawmakers there being close allies of\u2062 Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 package\u2063 would provide $60 billion to Ukraine to address\u2064 military \u200bshortages, primarily for the purchase of American-made defense \u2064equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) emphasizes the importance of funding for countering Russian actions, as he heads to his office at the U.S. Capitol. 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