Marjorie Taylor Greene Declares 'Ukraine Scam Is Up' Amid Stalemate

Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that the "Ukraine scam" is finished as reports of a stalemate in the country's efforts to repel Russia continue to swirl.

Posting on X, formerly Twitter, Greene wrote: "The Ukraine scam is up. If our Republican majority in Congress funds Joe Biden's war against Russia on behalf of Ukraine (because he's a puppet on strings) then Republicans are tools of the foreign war loving deep state. DEFEND AMERICA FIRST!!!" Greene was responding to statements made by top government officials who have said that good progress in being made in Ukraine. Newsweek has contacted Marjorie Taylor Greene via email for comment.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in August that the U.S. government does "not assess that the conflict is a stalemate. We are seeing it continue to take territory on a methodical, systematic basis."

Making similar remarks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has "seen the progress on the counter-offensive. It's very heartening."

Greene's comments come after President Joe Biden announced a fresh batch of security assistance for Ukraine. A release made by the Department of Defense on Friday said that the package "includes the drawdown of security assistance from DoD inventories valued at up to $125 million to meet Ukraine's immediate battlefield needs, as well as $300 million in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses over the long term."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that there was no stalemate between Russia and Ukraine, such as the one Greene is referring to, nor were Western leaders lobbying for peace talks.

"Time has passed, people are tired... But this is not a stalemate," Zelensky told a news conference on Saturday in Kyiv with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. "No one among our partners is pressuring us to sit down with Russia, talk to it, and give it something."

Zelensky added: "None of the EU leaders or the U.S. are putting pressure on me to sit down with Russia, negotiate and give Russia anything. There will be no such thing."

Greene has also voted against sending financial aid to Israel as its conflict with Hamas continues. In another post on X, she said "America's border be our first priority" but added that it was a "hard vote as a Christian who supports Israel." Greene also wrote that voting against sending money to Israel in this instance did not mean she would not support it in the future.

In October, President Joe Biden sought over $100 billion in funding for national security. Within his administration's proposal, there was $61.4 billion designated for Ukraine and $14.3 billion for Israel, along with $9.15 billion allocated for humanitarian assistance. Additionally, $7.4 billion was earmarked for support in Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region, while $13.6 billion was set aside to enhance security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

However, newly elected GOP speaker Mike Johnson has not yet presented his strategy for Ukraine's funding, following the separation of the request from aid to Israel, which the House approved on Thursday.