In an article headlined “More U.S. Scrutiny of Ukraine Aid Likely,” the Financial Times concluded that Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives come January means that Kiev will no longer have a “blank check,” as some Republican congressmen have stated. The FT took note of the fact that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a no-show for Zelenskyy’s speech to Congress, and that Republicans Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert refused to stand and applaud.