A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden

The White House portrayed it as a step toward compromise. When President Joe Biden sent his request to Congress last month for aid to Ukraine and Israel, he included a request for more money to help with security at the border with Mexico,

Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant” concessions on border security to help push Ukraine funding through Congress.

President Joe Biden called on congressional Republicans on Wednesday to put aside “petty, partisan, angry politics” and pass a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, warning that failure to do so could enable President Vladimir Putin of Russia to reclaim momentum in the war and even draw in American troops.

President Joe Biden is sending a clear message to Democratic negotiators on Capitol Hill that he is open to striking a compromise with Republicans on border security in order to get talks on funding for Ukraine back on track.

Senate Republicans have blocked a procedural vote to advance President Joe Biden's emergency bill to fund the defenses of Ukraine and other allies as they fight for inclusion of greater domestic border policy changes.