The high-level meeting comes as Congress is working to approve $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
, unlike some members of the Western alliance, would likely be in a position to pay their NATO obligations and would offer significant military capabilities.
McConnell is a longtime NATO supporter, and his trip to the Nordic nations with Republican Sens.
The latest round of assistance would push U.S. support to Ukraine beyond $50 billion, which has raised concerns from some conservative Republicans in the party’s isolationist wing wary of the price of overseas spending. The measure stalled in the Senate over the objection of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., but McConnell is determined to see that it passes in the coming week.Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterates that the U.S.
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