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Washington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2024 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a whistle-stop tour of the capitals of Baltic allies Wednesday for talks with leaders on security, EU and NATO membership and shoring up European support for his countrys military struggle with Russia.

A plan by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to send $60 billion in new funding to Kyiv is being held up in Congress.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the resilience of the Ukrainian people and the Defense Forces needs not only weapons and funding, it also needs support from partner states and at the political level, in particular in matters of Ukraine's accession to the EU.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Latvian capital Riga in the afternoon of Jan. 11, the final stop on his tour of the Baltic nations.

Both sides are scrambling to replenish their weapons after 22 months of fighting and are facing the prospect of a protracted conflict

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics announced on Jan. 11 a new military aid package for Ukraine, including howitzers, drones, munitions, and more. He said this during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.

The U.S. wants Ukraine to sharpen its plan for fighting Russia's invasion as the war heads into its third year and is expected to raise the issue with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos next week.U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is likely to bring up the topic with the Ukrainian lead

Speaking from allied Latvia on Thursday, Zelensky warned that pauses in aid for Ukraine would lead to Moscow re-arming and allow it to “run us over.”