President Joe Biden stated to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Saturday that he is "confident" the US Congress would extend military funding, but he also warned that without US support, Kyiv may lose more territory to Russian advances.

After attending church in Delaware, Biden told reporters, "I spoke with Zelensky this afternoon to let him know that I was confident we're going to get that money."

"I'm going to fight to get them the ammunition they need," he said, adding that it would be "absurd" and "unethical" for US senators to fail to approve extra financing for military aid to Kyiv.

The leaders met only hours after Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, achieved a significant symbolic win when his country took control of the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka in the east.

Since 2014, Avdiivka—which is largely devastated now—has stood in for Ukraine's resolute opposition to Russian aggression.

The Ukrainians left the town "after Ukrainian soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies as a result of congressional inaction, resulting in Russia's first notable gains in months," according to a statement released by the White House.

Without significant US assistance, Biden told reporters he is not sure another Ukrainian city won't be overrun by Russian military.

"I'm not. I'm not. Nobody can be "he said.

Former President Donald Trump's friends in the House of Representatives have been blocking $60 billion in military help, because current US financing has already dried up. Trump, who is expected to be the Republican nominee for president in November, is against aiding Kyiv and recently used his influence to thwart a package intended to overhaul the US border that would have also permitted more aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky expressed his gratitude for having the complete backing of the US president in a message on Telegram after the phone chat. We also think that the US Congress made a sensible judgment."

The US assistance announcements coincided with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Vice President Kamala Harris's frantic efforts to persuade Western friends at the Munich Security Conference that Washington would continue to help Kyiv's war effort against the Russian assault.

Speaking with Zelensky earlier on Saturday in Munich, Harris stated: "As it relates to our support for Ukraine, we must be unwavering and we cannot play political games."

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