Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said it was necessary to provide more assistance to Ukraine and promised not to “abandon” the European ally. Upon his return from Ukraine to the United States, Schumer said that this year is a “crucial moment in the history of the world,” adding that the loss of Ukraine to Russia would also be “devastating in consequences for the United States.” “This is a turning point, an inflection point as to the United States’ ability to project itself — our strengths, our powers, our abilities — in the world,” he said. He recalled that during his visit to U…