WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he has no plans to visit Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended an invitation, CNN reported on Wednesday. In an interview with CNN set to air on Wednesday, Zelenskiy asked McCarthy, a Republican, to see the situation in Ukraine firsthand. The United States has extended nearly $32 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, 2022, but some far-right Republicans have balked at sending more. Asked about Zelenskiy's invitation, McCarthy told CNN he did not need to travel to the country and would get information in other ways. The invitation came as the United States wrestled with a budget deficit and the prospect of possibly hitting its debt limit in coming months.

Source: CNN March 09, 2023 01:52 UTC