KYIV, Sept 21 – Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that he has not yet promised that he will support the allocation of a new tranche of $24 billion to Ukraine in 2023, while Senate Speaker Chuck Schumer believes that assistance to Kyiv should not be stopped.

According to CNN, Republican McCarthy said he "had a productive meeting with Zelenskyy" at the Capitol. He added that, despite this, he would not promise to advance aid to Ukraine for approval by Congress by the end of the year, noting that his priority now is domestic U.S. spending.