Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy declined an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Kyiv. His response came amid concern over the resistance of some members of the Republican Party to American efforts to support Ukraine in the war with Russia..

According to CNN, McCarthy, also a Republican, reiterated his promise that Ukraine would no longer receive "

\? So from my point of view, I do not need to go to Ukraine to understand whether the checks are not filled out or not.. I will continue to receive my briefings, but I do not need to travel to Ukraine or Kyiv to see anything. My position has always been that I will not give blank checks for anything,” McCarthy said..

President Joe Biden recently visited Kyiv. And McCarthy's predecessor at the head of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, visited the Ukrainian capital last May.. McCarthy's comment came after Zelensky invited him to Ukraine so the Republican could see for himself how American aid is being used in the war with Russia..

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“He needs to come here and see how we work, what is happening here, what the war has caused us, what kind of people are fighting now and who is fighting. And after that, he will be able to draw his own conclusions,” Zelensky said in an interview with CNN..

Earlier, McCarthy told a US TV channel that he does not support a resolution proposed by Republican Matt Geitz that proclaims that Congress is " However, the Speaker of the House of Representatives also stressed that he would not automatically approve any aid package that the Biden administration would ask for..