The speaker plans a private meeting with the Ukrainian president, but his refusal to arrange for rank-and-file lawmakers to hear from him directly reflects Republican resistance to continuing aid to Kyiv.
source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/us/politics/mccarthy-zelensky-republicans.html
source https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/us/politics/mccarthy-zelensky-republicans.html