“Funding Ukraine is about morality, not economics” Zelenskyy tells in an interview with Fox News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the question of funding Ukraine is not financial but "moral" as he urged the US to keep backing his people.

He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report".

"What I said Mr. Speaker [Rep. Mike Johnson]… that decision in December, about support — decision in January, decision in February — the big difference, it’s not about financing, it’s about the morality," Zelenskyy said during a sit-down interview. 

"I know that you have your own challenges and domestic problems, and they are huge, I’m sure, but I think the United States is a great country which managed the complex problems — how to get success, how to stop the wars in all the world," Zelenskyy said. 

Russia intended for its invasion to last only a few weeks, but Ukraine’s surprising and effective resistance dragged the conflict out as it nears a third year.

Ukraine’s much-promised counteroffensive in the second year, however, did not yield the results that Zelenskyy had promised, which has prompted questions from Congress over both the amount of aid and the timeline for how long the US could or should provide ongoing assistance to Ukraine. 

Zelenskyy visited the US this week to make an impassioned plea to Congress to continue providing aid. House Republicans have insisted on linking Ukraine assistance to other spending and measures, such as creating strict southern border changes — all of which prompted a strong outcry from Democrats. 

President Biden cut that discussion short and announced a $200 million drawdown for the Department of Defense for Ukraine after he met with Zelenskyy on December 12. The sum is just a fraction of the $110 billion Biden has requested to support Ukraine and Israel and address other national security needs.