U.S. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (from New York) said American officials invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak to senators via video link at a closed briefing on Tuesday about allocating funds for additional aid to Kiev. His words are broadcast on the TV channel C-SPANISH.
Schumer said he expected “all senators to attend this important briefing.” According to him, the Senate must vote on the issue of additional funds allocation, including aid to Kiev, “in the coming days.”
Prior to this, in response to the US administration’s call to speed up the approval of aid to Ukraine, Speaker of the American Congress House of Representatives Mike Johnson statedHe said this request would only be considered in conjunction with the allocation of funds to protect the Mexican border.
According to the speaker, Republican congressmen have decided that any additional national security-related packages must start at their state borders. Johnson expressed his hope that Democrats in the Senate and the White House will take a reasonable stance on this issue and that an agreement will eventually be reached.
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