{"id":2346291,"date":"2024-09-26T13:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-pleads-senators-for-looser-weapons-restrictions-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T13:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:10:07","slug":"zelensky-pleads-senators-for-looser-weapons-restrictions-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-pleads-senators-for-looser-weapons-restrictions-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky pleads senators for looser weapons restrictions &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fzelensky-pleads-senators-for-looser-weapons-restrictions-washington-examiner%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=2346291&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>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged U.S. senators \u2064in a private meeting to relax restrictions on the use\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-that-wouldnt-approve-3-billion-for-trump-border-wall-approves-40-billion-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"House That Wouldn\u2019t Approve  Billion for Trump Border Wall Approves  Billion for Ukraine\">longer-range weapons<\/a> to \u200dtarget Russian military depots. This request came during\u2062 his visit\u2062 to the \u200bU.S. which was part\u2063 of \u200ca broader strategy\u200b to mobilize support \u2063at \u200bthe United \u2062Nations and among American officials. \u200bLawmakers expressed concern over \u2064President Biden&#8217;s cautious \u200dapproach to military aid amid fears of retaliation from Russia. Senators emphasized \u2062the need for the Biden administration \u200cto provide Ukraine with the necessary \u200ctools and permissions to strike deeper \u2063into Russian territory to\u200c expedite the end of the ongoing \u2064conflict. Earlier,\u2062 Congress approved an \u200dadditional $60 billion in military\u2063 aid for Ukraine, totaling over\u200d $100 billion since the beginning of the war.\u2063 A new $8 billion military package was announced to include\u200d air defense systems, drones, and bombs. Zelensky indicated that\u200d if the United States \u2063expedited previously\u200d authorized aid, Ukraine might not require \u200dfurther financial assistance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky pleads for looser weapons restrictions in private Senate meeting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1768400\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3166083\/thune-cornyn-zelensky-stay-out-american-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> doubled down on his request to use longer-range U.S. weapons to strike military depots in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a> during a private meeting with senators on Thursday, according to several lawmakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The foreign leader emphasized the need for continued American support amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3166059\/zelensky-un-address-urges-world-leaders-focused-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"broader U.S. trip\">broader trip<\/a> to the United States to detail his &ldquo;victory plan&rdquo; at the United Nations General Assembly in New York and with officials in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s plea came as lawmakers from both parties grow increasingly anxious over President Joe Biden&rsquo;s refusal to allow longer-range strikes over fears of retaliation from Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The administration has been a strong ally, but it needs to give him both the tools and the permission he needs to strike the Russians deeper inside that country,&rdquo; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said at the Capitol on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>He added that senators &ldquo;made some suggestions for how [Zelensky] can be more persuasive with [Biden].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The longer that we slow-walk the weapons and put restrictions on their ability to use them against Russian stockpiles, energy resources, and the like, the longer this war will go on,&rdquo; said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), a candidate to be the next Senate GOP leader.<\/p>\n<p>Congress approved an additional $60 billion in military aid for Ukraine earlier this year, bringing the total U.S. assistance appropriated by lawmakers to well over $100 billion. The administration has provided less than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-security-cooperation-with-ukraine\/#:~:text=To%20date%2C%20we%20have%20provided,invasion%20of%20Ukraine%20in%202014.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>$56 billion<\/a> in military aid since Russia&rsquo;s 2022 invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The White House announced Thursday ahead of a meeting with Zelensky that it would disperse an $8 billion military package to Ukraine with money passed by Congress for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelensky-plans-to-ask-congress-for-more-military-equipment\/\" title=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Plans to Ask Congress for More Military Equipment\">air defense weapons<\/a>, drones, and bombs.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) echoed the call to release Ukraine from its weapons restraints, saying that the U.S. &ldquo;must continue to push for the resources, equipment, and flexibility necessary to prevail against Russian tyranny.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as he arrives for a briefing with lawmakers about the war effort against Russia at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zelensky signaled Ukraine may not require any additional funding if the U.S. were to provide the aid it has approved more quickly and allow them to go on offense into Russia, according to senators.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What he said is, if we follow through on the promises that Congress has already made and that the administration is slow-walking, there may not be a need for additional resources from the United States,&rdquo; Cornyn said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky&rsquo;s U.S. visit has been marred by GOP allegations of &ldquo;election interference&rdquo; after he stopped at a munitions factory in battleground Pennsylvania to thank workers. Zelensky separately told the<em> New Yorker<\/em> that Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance&rsquo;s (R-OH) views on Ukraine were &ldquo;too radical.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senators said the topic was not raised during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/footage-released-of-violent-myanmar-protests-after-at-least-38-people-killed\/\" title=\"Footage Released Of Violent Myanmar Protests After At Least 38 People Killed\">closed-door session<\/a>, which featured a Q&amp;A with Zelensky fielding questions from lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) briefly discussed the matter one-on-one with Zelensky in the meeting but declined to divulge details. A close ally to former President Donald Trump, Graham told reporters it was still possible that the GOP presidential nominee would meet with Zelensky during the U.S. trip. No such plans were set.<\/p>\n<p><em>David Sivak contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1768400\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768400\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky urges senators to ease U.S. weapon restrictions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2346292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zelensky-meets-with-senators.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3709,6991,32076,41781,8630],"class_list":["post-2346291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-senators","tag-ukraine","tag-washington-examiner","tag-weapons-restrictions","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zelensky-meets-with-senators.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}