US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said that stopping or significantly reducing Washington’s aid to Kiev would negatively affect the combat capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). The official said this in an interview with an American television channel. MSNBC.
According to him, cutting or significantly reducing funding to Ukraine would certainly have a negative impact on the country’s defense capability. Kirby said this while commenting on the lack of resolution by the US Congress to agree on additional aid to Kiev.
The official also emphasized that the United States is the largest source of aid to Ukraine and that the White House is confident it will receive bipartisan support from Congress to provide additional funding to Kiev.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the US Senate proposed to reduce the amount of funds for Ukraine by 5.5 times in the short term. The Senate proposes to agree on $4.5 billion in Pentagon aid to Ukraine for fiscal year 2024, that is, from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. It was also proposed to reach an agreement on $1.65 billion for economic assistance to Ukraine through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kuleba, formerly head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine statedHe said he did not understand what conditions Kiev had to meet to join NATO.