Conditions for Ukraine aid remain unchanged, House Speaker Johnson says after meeting with Zelensky - CNN

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he had a "good" meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday — but remained firm in his stance that the US needs to address the border first before advancing on an aid bill.

“From the very beginning, when I was handed the gavel, we needed clarity on what we're doing in Ukraine and how we'll have proper oversight of the spending of precious taxpayer dollars, and we needed a transformative change at the border. Thus far we've gotten neither,” Johnson said, calling the border an “absolute catastrophe.”

Johnson insisted the White House has not been able to articulate a clear strategy that helps Ukraine win, and slammed the Senate for being “MIA.”

“The House passed HR 2 six months ago, more than six months ago. It's been sitting and collecting dust on Chuck Schumer's desk,” he added. “It is not the House’s issue right now. The issue is with the White House and the Senate, and I implore them to do their job because the time is urgent.”

He did not take any questions from reporters following the roughly 30-minute meeting with Zelensky, which was their first one-on-one meeting.