Biden Administration Floats Ukraine Aid Loan to Break Congressional Deadlock
• Democrats open to framing Ukraine aid as a loan if it can break the Congressional impasse over the funding • Loan idea gaining traction among Republicans and has been floated to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy • Loans seen as providing political cover for Republicans wary of foreign aid spending • Some concerns loans could hurt Ukraine's creditworthiness while only pretending to help • Leading advocates pushing to pass Senate aid bill as is rather than risk delays from changing approach