White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said that the United States has no alternative but military support to Ukraine unless President Joe Biden’s request is approved by Congress. This was reported by RIA News.
Kirby was asked whether Washington had alternative options to help Ukraine if congressmen did not accept Biden’s request for a national security package, including military support for Kiev. To this he replied in the negative.
Kirby added that the White House needed the previously requested funding because it was tailored to Kiev’s needs. He emphasized that current restrictions on Western arms supplies have a bad impact on the situation of the Ukrainian side on the battlefield.
Before that, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken statedHe said that the US administration has seen the consequences of stopping the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Also Antony Blinken statedHe said that Ukraine will become a member of NATO. He emphasized that an indication of NATO’s open doors is the entry of Finland into the alliance, as well as the fact that Sweden’s accession process is almost complete.
Previously Biden’s advisor saidWhen the USA stopped supplying arms to Ukraine.