How Biden can leverage Ukraine war fatigue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s multiday trip to Washington, D.C., last week, during which he held meetings on Capitol Hill, the White House, and the Defense Department, wasn’t as disastrous as some headlines suggest. Zelensky left the Beltway with another U.S. security assistance package in his back pocket, a $325 million tranche that included more air defense systems and artillery rounds. He was able to strut around with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the two most powerful senators in the chamber. More importantly for Zelensky’s purposes, Biden agreed to transfer ATACMS long-range missiles to the Ukrainian army after opposing it for months.