US President Joe Biden has called on the country’s parliament to approve the allocation of additional funds to support Ukraine before the start of the Christmas holidays. The American leader talked about the need to continue financing Kiev in a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky. TASS.
As the owner of the White House said, the world is currently at “a turning point in history.” At the same time, according to the head of state, decisions taken now could determine the future of Europe and other regions for decades to come.
“This is one of those moments – Congress [США] additional funding for Ukraine needs to be approved before going on holiday [президенту РФ Владимиру] “Putin is getting the biggest Christmas present possible,” Biden said.
He added that American officials should not allow Moscow to prevail over Kiev. In this context, the US President called on members of Congress to “do what needs to be done”.
The US House of Representatives and Senate will recess on December 15 for Christmas and New Year’s. Members of the upper house of the US Parliament will be heard until January 8, 2024, and members of the lower house will be heard until January 9, 2024.
On December 11, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Washington to convince American parliamentarians of the need to continue providing aid to Kiev. The next day the president I was there He will go to the White House for bilateral talks with his American counterpart Joe Biden.
Previously in the US Congress stated About the existence of more important issues than Ukraine’s finances.