Mitch McConnell, the powerful US political tactician who has advanced conservative causes for years and been a strong defender of aid to Ukraine, announced abruptly Wednesday that he would leave his post as leader of the Republicans in the Senate later this year. - Ukraine aid - A consummate backroom negotiator with a thick, rumbling southern drawl, McConnell also emerged as one of the most outspoken advocates of US military aid to Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
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McConnell has been the largely unchallenged leader of Republicans in the Senate since 2015 and was in the front line of the party s battles against the policies of Barack Obama from 2009-2017.