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Zelensky seeks to persuade more sceptical West that Ukraine war is worth the aid

Zelensky seeks to persuade more sceptical West that Ukraine war is worth the aid
Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden in Washington this week. (Image: Getty)
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By Lindsay Wise, Michael R. Gordon and Gordon LuboldVolodymyr Zelensky got the pomp and circumstance of a close ally visiting Washington, but intimate meetings with US leaders couldn’t mask the new reality that Ukraine’s war with Russia is proving a tougher sell to his Western backers.The Ukrainian president’s visit on Thursday, his second to the US capital in nine months, has served as a de facto referendum on the conflict among Republican lawmakers who have questioned how much military aid the US can give to Ukraine and how...

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