WASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the nation’s capital, meeting with members of Congress and the White House. He faces a difficult road ahead, however, because there is not much he can do to break the current stalemate on Ukraine aid as the war-torn country enters day 656 of its conflict with Russia.
The Ukrainian president is currently meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House. Prior to the meeting, he went to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and make a last-ditch plea for American assistance.
Mr. Zelenskyy had an all-senators meeting first on the hill. Speaking on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) described the meeting as “very powerful, enlightening, and positive.”…