British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is due to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday as part of a trip to push U.S. officials to support new aid to Ukraine.

Cameron will also hold talks with congressional leaders during his visit, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has opposed advancing a security bill that would provide $60 billion in aid to Ukraine’s military.

President Joe Biden has repeatedly urged Johnson and other Republican opponents to support the security bill, but Johnson said the focus should be on domestic priorities, such as security at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“Ukraine’s success and Putin’s failure are vital to the security of the United States and Europe,” Cameron said in a statement.

“The alternative would only encourage Putin to further try to redraw Europe’s borders by force, and Beijing, Tehran and North Korea will hear that loud and clear,” Cameron said.

Ukrainian officials have asked allies for more military help, particularly systems to protect Ukrainian skies from routine Russian drone and missile attacks.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported on Tuesday that four missiles and 20 drones were used in the nighttime attack from Russia.

The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all 20 drones at the interception locations including Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnitsa and Lisbon. Wolf region.

Russia has also been defending itself against Ukrainian drone attacks.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday the destruction of two Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region and two more over the Voronezh region.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian missile off the coast of Crimea.

Information for this report was provided in part by Reuters, The Associated Press and AFP.