House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Discusses Ukraine Funding Urgency

U.S. Representative McCaul participates in a Republican-led forum on the possible origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on Capitol Hill in Washington

This morning, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed responsibility for a high-precision missile strike on the port of Odessa in Ukraine. The strike narrowly missed a convoy carrying Ukrainian President Zelensky and the Prime Minister of Greece, resulting in the deaths of at least five individuals. This incident is being described as the closest call yet for the Ukrainian president during the ongoing two-year war.

Russia has intensified its attacks on the region in recent days, prompting Ukraine to retreat from long-held strategic towns. Despite the escalating conflict, future USAID to Ukraine remains stalled in Congress due to political challenges.