President Biden’s administration is also battling Republicans who’ve been blocking billions of dollars in US military support for Ukraine.
White House aides reportedly warned Senators this week that without it – Russia could win the war within months.
Amid all the uncertainty, Ukraine has begun ramping up its own weapons production – while Andriy Yermak, President Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, said Kyiv would never agree to a “frozen conflict” with Russia – urging allies to “give us weapons and we will do the job”.