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ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says the $95 billion bipartisan foreign aid package passed in the house on saturday will help keep the war with russia from expanding. >> translator: this aid will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second afghanistan. >> reporter: there's more than $60 billion in assistance set aside for kyiv, including nearly $14 billion to help ukraine buy advanced weapon systems and defense equipment. >> well, the great news is this is finally happening. it should have happened six months ago. >> reporter: for months hard right members of the house vehemently opposed more aid for ukraine, including speaker mike johnson before he received the gavel. on saturday more than half of house republicans voted no to the measure, leaving johnson to rely on democratic support. now a small but growing number of republicans are openly

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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt

worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an interview with our kristen welker, ukraine's president says the funding is critical. >> translator: this aid will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal. >> julie is joining us now. julie, let's talk timeline here. what are you hearing from some of the members looking to force out the speaker? >> well, marjorie taylor greene isn't revealing her plans, only saying that it will happen. but with the house in recess, nothing will come about for at least a week. hallie? >> julie, thank you. a tram accident at one of the country's most popular theme parks is under investigation tonight. it happened saturday at universal studios in los angeles. officials say the tram tilted while making a turn and collided with a metal guardrail. some people inside fell out. 15 passengers were hurt with injuries raising from mild to moderate. universal studios is owned by nbc news' parent company, nbc universal. to some terrifying

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Meet the Press

this is very important. >> president zelenskyy -- >> translator: the morale will still be high, and then they will, indeed, defend the motherland. >> "the washington post" is reporting that donald trump has privately said he could end russia's war in ukraine by pressuring ukraine to give up some territory like crimea, like the donbas region. what is your reaction? realistically speaking, do you see this war ending in a negotiation with russia? >> translator: i would like to say that i'm a president of the country at war. rumors and different hearsay, i don't believe that. when trump comes here and would tell me their formula, then i would be able to provide the response.

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Meet the Press

support we will have no chance of winning. ukraine's top military commander issued a bleak assessment of the army's positions on the eastern front, saying they have worsened significantly in recent days, and the top american military commander in europe told members of congress, russia will soon be able to fire ten shells for every ukrainian shell. >> if one side can shoot and the other side can't shoot back, the side that can't shoot back loses. >> joining me now is the president of ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyy. president zelenskyy, welcome back to "meet the press." >> translator: good morning and greetings to you. >> president zelenskyy, it's an historic morning. i want to get your reaction to this major news. the house approving $61 billion in aid to ukraine. it's expected to pass through the senate. you have been asking for this aid for six months. in that time, you have run out of ammunition. you have suffered setbacks on the battlefield. will you get this aid in time to

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Meet the Press

draft-eligible age, but you have resisted a full call-up of all young ukrainian men. what do you say to young men who don't want to fight, who don't want to risk their lives in this war for their country? >> translator: this war is the war for the sake of all of us. this is our land. we don't have another place to go. the citizens of ukraine understand that. of course, there are people who don't want, who are not ready, but we do have this mobilization campaign, we do have a draft, we do have a strong army, and we can be frank in -- russia, of course, they have more people, and people are forced there. so, for example, if someone in

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Meet the Press

whether they are in nato or not, he doesn't care. that is why this is his strategy. of course, after the baltic states, also poland and parts of germany would -- >> president zelenskyy, big picture, germany's top military official warned putin could be ready to attack nato countries in as soon as five years, following up on what you are saying. how big of a threat do you see putin to the west? >> translator: i think he does want to go further. as i said, he wants to reinstate soviet union and the soviet bloc, and they do that in terms of information -- misinformation. they just bribe different political groups and dmoms, not

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Meet the Press

it's of interest for both the republicans and democrats. >> president zelenskyy, back in february, donald trump encouraged putin to invade nato countries that he doesn't believe are contributing enough to defense spending. what kind of a message do you think that sends to the world? >> translator: well, i don't know the details of that speech. i know for sure if ukraine fails, then putin definitely will invade the baltic countries. why? not because there's some interesting idea, strategy, but because putin wants to return the influence of the soviet union. and he really wants to retake with force, through war -- he wants to retake all former soviet republics and now independent states.

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Meet the Press

make a difference? >> translator: it's been so important. first of all, i would like to say thanks to the congress for the bipartisan support, and i'd like to say thanks to speaker johnson and president biden. indeed, it is so important, the support from the united states of america. of course, the support of the american people because, of course, the political decisions depend on the public opinion. this aid will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second afghanistan. the united states will stay with ukraine, will protect the

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Meet the Press

>> you know, you said this week, president zelenskyy, that ukraine would have no chance of winning without more u.s. support. and i guess the question is, can ukraine now win this war, or is the united states merely giving you enough aid to prolong this war? >> translator: thank you. i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon systems, which we need so much. thousands of soldiers need so much. and this aid should not be just spread in thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. some really crucial weapon systems, which are hard to get.

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Meet the Press

firepower by some estimations. will you be ready for that offensive? >> translator: we are preparing the personnel. the soldiers are engaged in training. i don't want to repeat myself, but we are waiting for the weapon systems, because we want to have the brigades fully equipped. some of them are exhausted. we need to replace them. but these new brigades, they have to have the equipment. russia wants to mobilize 300,000 people by june 1st. we are getting ready for this. by may 9th, russia expects that in the east of ukraine, they will take a city.

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