Ukraine

NBC -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that "Ukraine will lose the war" if Congress doesn't help. While the increasingly drastic tone may be seen by some as an attempt to pressure Washington, a member Ukraine's parliament said the warnings are not an exaggeration.The signs of Ukraine's struggles on the battlefield are clear. Three defense lines are being built, even where there are no hostilities. It's a far cry from a year ago, when it was Russia's military building trenches to try and fend off a Ukrainian counteroffensive... Meanwhile, Russia has turned its attention back to Ukraine's energy grid, striking key facilities in missile and drone attacks that have exploited a shortage of air defense systems across the country...The stakes are high if Republicans don't break the logjam on a $61 billion aid ckage before it's too late. Ukrainian leaders fear Russian troops could launch a new offensive over the summer or sooner. And the top U.S. general in Europe warned Congress that Ukraine will run out of artillery shells and air defense interceptors "in fairly short order" without new U.S. support, leaving it vulnerable to a partial or total defeat. Full story