(The Hill) — Republicans are starting to acknowledge that Ukraine will need another major military aid package from Congress, despite Vice President JD Vance's pledge last year that Congress would not approve another assistance package on the scale of what lawmakers passed in 2024.

President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday in hopes of moving closer to a peace deal, but there is broad skepticism among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill that Putin is serious about a deal or could be counted on to uphold his end of any bargain.

Trump has expressed his frustration with Putin and over what he calls “meaningless” peace gestures, but nevertheless says he wants to meet with the Russian leader to see if a

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