 Zelensky admitted Ukraine will lose war without U.S. aid Senate leader Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned visiting American legislators that Kiev can only beat Russia with military aid from Washington and is sure to fail without U.S. assistance U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has claimed Kiev is currently losing the war the lawmaker added speaking after a meeting with Zelensky Schumer made the case for renewed U.S. aid which has all but halted a mid Republican resistance in Congress everyone we saw from Zelensky on down made this very point clear if Ukraine gets the aid they will win the war and beat Russia but if they don't get the aid they will surely lose the war Schumer told the New York Times making his first visit to Ukraine Schumer was accompanied by a group of Democratic lawmakers who traveled to Lviv to meet with Zelensky and the country's newly appointed commander in chief General Alexander Sirsky the trip was reportedly organized to allow the senators to determine Ukraine's wartime needs according to the publication we think we will be able to bring back very strong specific evidence as to why Ukraine is for the first time losing the war or you know retreating in the war Schumer continued likely referring to Kiev's recent withdrawal from the key city of Avdivka which Russia said was long used as a launchpad for Ukrainian attacks on Donetsk the Senate leader went on to highlight Kiev's ammunition shortages vowing to bring the issue back to U.S. lawmakers and press for additional aid while senators passed a 60 billion dollar military aid package for Kiev earlier this month vocal opposition from House Republicans has stalled the legislation