Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington, D.C., hoping to break a Republican-led deadlock over U.S. military aid. On Monday, Zelensky said any further delay of U.S. support for Ukraine’s military will play into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky’s visit comes as Ukrainian military leaders admit their monthslong counteroffensive aimed at reclaiming territory occupied by Russia has largely failed. The White House has asked Congress to approve more than $61 billion in additional aid to Ukraine — part of a larger $110 billion package that also includes arms for Taiwan and Israel and money to further militarize the U.S.-Mexico border. But Senate Republicans have rejected the aid package, calling for even greater restrictions on immigration.

This comes as The Guardian reports allies of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are holding a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to U.S. military support for Ukraine, in a two-day event hosted by the Heritage Foundation think tank.