McCarthy pumps the brakes on Zelensky’s invite to visit Ukraine

HUse the Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), indicated that he does not have any immediate plans for visiting. Ukraine After being invited by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky invited McCarthy to visit war-torn Ukraine, just as the other members of Congress did. This suggested that it could help him formulate his political views on Ukraine. McCarthy responded to the invitation by stating that he was opposed to giving Ukraine “a second chance.”blank check.”

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“He has to come here to see how we work, what’s happening here, what war caused us, which people are fighting now, who are fighting now, and then, after that, make your assumptions,” Zelensky said to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer in an interview. “I think that Speaker McCarthy, he never visited Kyiv or Ukraine, and I think it would help him with his position.”

McCarthy had a brief conversation with Zelenksy while he was visiting the United States. But, McCarthy is still dealing with the split caucus regarding funding for Ukraine. Members such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R.GA), have been critical about the assistance given to Kyiv.

“Let’s be very clear about what I said: no blank checks, OK? So, from that perspective, I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not,” McCarthy stated that he had no plans to travel to Ukraine when questioned by CNN.

“I will continue to get my briefings and others, but I don’t have to go to Ukraine or Kyiv to see it. And my point has always been I won’t provide a blank check for anything,” He added.

President Joe Biden visited Ukraine last month