For Joe Biden There is no more time to waste. After the recent massive Russian missile attack onUkraineCongress is being urged to urgently approve new aid for Kiev. “He must act without further delay,” said the US President, emphasizing that “the stakes could not be higher.” We recall that half a dozen Ukrainian regions were targeted by Moscow's attacks during the night, including Kharkiv, Lviv and Odessa, Sumy, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia and the capital Kiev. Moscow launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, killing at least 22 civilians across the country.
Joe Biden's message
“There at night Russia has carried out the largest airstrike against Ukraine since the start of the war” and this “reminds the world that Putin's goals remain unchanged after almost two years of devastating war,” Biden said, according to the Kremlin chief “To wipe out Ukraine and subjugate its people.” and that the Russian president “must be stopped” for this reason. In a statement published on the White House website, the US President therefore called for this congress to approve new help to Ukraine.
Biden explained that there is a need for action and that the stakes cannot be higher. “Putin has not only tried to destroy Ukraine, he has also threatened some of our NATO allies,” he added. “Unless Congress acts urgently in the new year, we will not be able to continue sending the vital weapons and air defense systems Ukraine needs to protect its people. “Congress must act and act immediately,” the signed note from the White House resident said.
In his closing comments, Biden pointed out that “if dictators and autocrats are allowed to trample Europe, the risk increases that the United States will become directly involved.” And that if they do, the consequences will reverberate around the world. “That’s why the United States has assembled a coalition of more than 50 countries to support Ukraine’s defense. We cannot abandon our allies and partners. We cannot abandon Ukraine,” concluded the US President.
US support for Ukraine
Biden's advice is clear and targeted republican that block the approval of new funds, 61 billion dollars, for Ukraine, calls for drastic changes in immigration and asylum issues in return. In his statement, Biden emphasized the importance of assistance from the United States and other allies to Kyiv in recent years. “The American people can be proud of the lives they have saved and the support we have given Ukraine in defending its people, their freedom and their independence,” the President continued.
On December 27 last year, the US announced the last weapons and equipment package of the year for Ukraine. “Our assistance was crucial in supporting our Ukrainian allies in defending their country and their freedom from Russian aggression,” the Foreign Minister said on this occasion. Antony Blinken. The package offers up to 250 million dollars in weapons and equipment, including air defense ammunition, other components of the air defense system, additional ammunition for highly mobile artillery rocket systems, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery ammunition, anti-tank ammunition and more than 15 million ammunition cartridges.