US President Joe Biden has invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to come to Washington to discuss “Ukraine’s urgent needs”. The Americans are kyiv’s largest military supporters, with $110 billion in aid since February 2022.
US President Joe Biden invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to come to Washington on Tuesday to discuss “Ukraine’s urgent needs”, the White House spokesperson said on Sunday as Congress blocked a new package help.
An envelope of 106 billion requested by Joe Biden
“As Russia escalates its missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, the two leaders will discuss Ukraine’s urgent needs and the vital importance of continued U.S. support at this critical moment,” it said. Karine Jean-Pierre in a press release. The United States is currently the country providing the largest military support to Kyiv, with Congress having committed more than $110 billion since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
But Joe Biden’s promise to continue to support Ukraine financially is jeopardized by Congress. Last week, he blocked a large envelope of more than $106 billion insisted on by President Biden, including funds for Ukraine and Israel. Republican elected officials are demanding significant concessions on United States migration policy in exchange for their votes. A disaster scenario for kyiv, whose counter-offensive in the summer did not bring the hoped-for territorial gains.
During his trip to Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Tuesday in Washington with the Republican leader of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, while the Republicans are blocking a large aid package for Ukraine, a parliamentary source said on Sunday. “Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Capitol on Tuesday,” she said, at a time when Republican congressmen are demanding significant concessions on US migration policy in exchange for their votes to adopt an aid envelope.
Blocking new funds would be “the greatest gift” offered to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden had warned, affirming that the master of the Kremlin, if he managed to seize Ukraine, “will not stop (it) not there.”