* Pew Poll found only 31% of Americans say US spending too much on Ukraine
* Same poll found 48% of Republicans said there was too much spending
* Zelensky has meetings on Capitol Hill and White House on Tuesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will make a last-minute plea to Congress on Tuesday for a weapons package to continue his fight against Russia as nearly half of Americans say the U.S. has already spent too much on the war-torn nation.
His in-person visit, the third since the war began, will be his most crucial and is a sign of how dire the White House believes the situation: both to get Zelensky his funding and how critical that money is to hold off Russian forces.
But a Financial Times-Michigan Ross poll found that 48% of voters said the U.S. was spending 'too much' on sending financial and military aid to Ukraine. And a Pew Poll found only 31% of Americans say the same but - when broke down further - 48% of Republicans said there was too much spending on Kyiv.
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WNU editor: Zelensky will be getting something on this trip, but not as much as he hopes for (and needs) ..... Zelensky's pleas for war aid in Washington likely to fall on 'deaf ears' (France 24).
Ukraine President Zelensky In Washington In Last-Ditch Plea For War Funding
Live: Zelensky's last-ditch US tour to plea for $61bn aid for Ukraine -- BBC
Live Updates: Zelensky visits Washington in push for more Ukraine aid -- CNN
Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy on Capitol Hill before Biden meeting as White House warns of dangers of failure to fund Kyiv -- The Guardian
Zelenskyy arrives to grim Capitol Hill as Biden’s aid package for Ukraine risks collapse -- AP
Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds in Washington -- Reuters
Zelensky in Washington in last-ditch plea for war funding -- France 24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits White House for joint appearance with Biden -- CBS
Zelensky to push for Ukraine aid in DC talks with Congress, Biden -- UPI
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy issues plea for support during Washington visit -- ABC News Australia
Zelensky visits Washington to lobby Congress for more Ukraine aid -- Axios
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