Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s forces will take Kyiv “in the not too distant future” if House Republicans continue to delay aid for Ukraine, according to a senior Democratic lawmaker.

“I don’t know that the public, more broadly, [understands] just how close to the edge Ukraine is right now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said during a Tuesday hearing. “If they were to get more weapons, they could successfully defend their country. … Absent that, you will see Russia in Kyiv in the not too distant future. We need to get that support to Ukraine now.”