On Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R‑SC) said he raised former President Donald Trump‘s idea for a loan to Ukraine while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
A post to X from Graham said he had a “very productive visit” with Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials about the state of the Ukraine’s war against Russia, during which the United States has already given tens of billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine, and “what lies ahead.”
Graham said he informed Zelensky that Trump’s “idea of turning aid from the United States into a no-interest, waivable loan is the most likely path forward” given the border crisis and “overwhelming debt” in the U.S.
I had a very productive visit with President Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials about the state of the war and what lies ahead.
During my meeting with President Zelensky, I informed him that given the crisis at the United States’ southern border and our overwhelming debt,…
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 18, 2024
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