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 impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the funding with changes to America's immigration and border policies.

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.

ASSOCIATED PRESS 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 impasse is deepening in Congress despite dire warnings from the White House about the consequences of inaction as Republicans insist on pairing the aid with changes to America’s immigration and

Republican U.S. congressional leaders insisted on Tuesday that any new aid for Ukraine be combined with major changes in immigration policy, threatening to derail President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars for Kyiv's fight against Russia.