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A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has come to Washington this week to drum up support ahead of a crucial White House meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump. The visit is clearly timed to press the case for more U.S. assistance while Kyiv tries to shape the terms of any negotiation or military aid package.
Svyrydenko didn’t come alone — her team sat down with senior U.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to talk defense, energy resilience, sanctions and reconstruction schemes. Those meetings are about more than goodwill; they’re about money, materiel and the diplomatic cover Kyiv needs before Zelenskyy’s sit-down at the White House.
Reports show the delegation also met with major U.S. defense contractors as Ukraine eyes long-range strike capabilities, air defense systems and joint production deals — the very hardware that will shape battlefield realities. Kyiv is openly asking for cruise missiles and Tomahawks, and American industry and policymakers are now squarely in the loop.
All of this unfolds as President Trump prepares an unusually active diplomatic stretch — scheduling a meeting with Mr. Zelenskyy and even signaling a possible summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest as part of a push for negotiated outcomes. Whether you cheer that approach or not, the pace and seriousness of diplomacy coming out of Washington is a far cry from the aimless handouts of the last administration.
Patriots should welcome negotiations that aim for durable peace, but we must be hardheaded about American interests first. President Trump’s willingness to sit across the table from adversaries and allies alike is preferable to the feckless reluctance and moralizing that cost Americans blood and dollars under other leaders.
That said, Washington must insist on accountability and leverage — frozen Russian assets should be used for reconstruction, procurement deals must favor American industry, and any U.S. commitments should include clear benchmarks and oversight. Hard-earned taxpayer support is not a blank check; it’s leverage that should be wielded to secure lasting results, not endless dependency.
Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who put our security and prosperity first while pursuing peace. Watch every step of these talks, demand transparency, and make sure our country comes out stronger — not just another bank for foreign wars.
