Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is pressing the United States to greenlight additional aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine has been battling a Russian onslaught for more than two years.on thursday post President Zelenskiy said on X that he had spoken to US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and briefed him on the “situation on the battlefield.” President Zelenskiy said in his post that it was important for him to quickly approve further aid from the United States.
“In this situation, it is critical that Congress quickly pass U.S. aid to Ukraine. We recognize that there are differing views in the House of Representatives on how to proceed, but the key is to maintain the issue of aid to Ukraine as a unifying factor,” the post declares. “We also discussed the importance of cutting off Russian sources of war financing as quickly as possible and using frozen Russian assets to benefit Ukraine. We are also relying on Congressional leadership in this regard. ”
The United States carries a huge national policy debthas already provided billions of dollars worth of aid to Ukraine.
CBS News President Zelenskiy was quoted as saying, “To be honest, the money that is appropriated by Congress and the administration, in most cases, 80%, at least 75% or more of this money stays in the United States.” The ammunition comes to us, but the production is done there, the money stays in the United States, and the taxes stay in the United States. ”
Like many U.S. lawmakers, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York wants to approve more aid to Ukraine.
“We can’t let pro-Putin MAGA extremists dictate our foreign policy. It’s time to pass a bipartisan national security bill and stand with Ukraine until we win,” Jeffries said. declared in a statement. post X also included emojis of the American and Ukrainian flags.
Last month, the Senate passed it The bill, which includes additional aid for Ukraine, has not yet been voted on by the House of Representatives.
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