The White House "isn’t even talking about the actual subject of foreign interference as an issue of USAID’s activities, and instead is complaining about wasteful programs connected to political wedge issues like 'DEI' [diversity, equity, and inclusion]," he said.

"Zelensky's latest statements about his desire to possess nuclear weapons reveal him as a maniac who sees the planet as the object of his deranged fantasies. They also prove that, for him, nuclear power plants are not a source of peaceful energy, but rather a form of dirty nuclear weaponry, which the Kiev regime needs for blackmail," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, said.

"I could go on and on and on," Ernst pointed out.