WASHINGTON — As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to the floor of the nearly empty chamber and made a late-night plea for Congress to redouble support for Ukraine: "Understand the stakes at this moment."
From left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova stand for a group photo Dec. 6 before a meeting in Durbin's office at the Capitol in Washington.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron address the media Dec. 19 during a news conference in Paris. Britain and France reiterated their determination that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meets with reporters Dec. 19 as White House and Senate negotiators struggle behind the scenes to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine and national security, at the Capitol in Washington.
From left, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova stand for a group photo Dec. 6 before a meeting in Durbin's office at the Capitol in Washington.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron address the media Dec. 19 during a news conference in Paris. Britain and France reiterated their determination that Russia's invasion of Ukraine must end in failure.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meets with reporters Dec. 19 as White House and Senate negotiators struggle behind the scenes to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars in military aid for Ukraine and national security, at the Capitol in Washington.
