And Ukraine is willing to cut some kind of deal. Kyiv has been courting American investment since 2023. According to the New York Times, that push included a Trump-Zelensky meeting and visits to the US from Ukrainian officials pitching deals for lithium and titanium. The US and Ukraine are still discussing some kind of metals-for-security deal.

GOP lawmakers instead focused their criticisms on Vladimir Putin, with others saying the president 'speaks for himself.'

Senators also contradicted President Donald Trump's false claim that Ukraine started the war with Russia that began when Russia invaded its neighbor.