This Sunday, the 1st, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, appealed to the opposition in the Chamber of Deputies for the country to continue supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia. The dispatch of military and humanitarian aid to the country led by Volodymyr Zelensky was called into question after Congress approved a temporary federal budget last Saturday (30) to prevent a government shutdown.
The budget plan, prepared jointly by the Democratic and Republican parties and urgently approved, only guarantees funds for the operation of federal services until November 17th before that, parliamentarians have to pass a new law and express criticism of the billionaires’ spending. With the war, they have Republican opposition forces gained strength. “We cannot, under any circumstances, allow US support for Ukraine to end. We have time, but not a lot of time,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
The American president stated that funds for international aid must be released through a specific law and also stated that he hoped that “friends on the other side will keep their word to support Ukraine.” Biden added that it was time for Congress to “stop playing games” after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected an administration proposal to allocate $6 billion to the Ukrainian resistance.