Not only direct arms deliveries, defensive support and the promise of new sanctions for Russia. Now there is also talk of funds to support the Ukrainian economy, both from a military and humanitarian point of view. This is the new front of support for Kyiv that the US President opened yesterday Joe Biden chatting with the Ukrainian guide Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In this case it is 500 million dollars of direct help. It is confirmation that the war against Putin We fight not only on a strategic, media and energetic level, but also on an economic level.
As White House sources said yesterday, Biden spoke to Zelenskyy about ongoing work by the US and its allies and partners to provide broader support to Ukraine during the interview. The decision to allocate 500 million is primarily based on the need to respond to Kiev’s request for funds more guns. Direct sales are obviously no longer sufficient and lead to logistical delivery problems. The common idea is to make resources available with which Ukraine can finance its military expenditures and from this point of view also see “its requests for security assistance” “satisfied”.
Biden’s initiative, as well as the gesture’s symbolic power, are dictated by observation of the impact of arms sales to Ukraine on the war’s development. It is clear that the supply of rifles and ammunition is helping to slow the US Army’s advance tank Putin and induceRed Army in some areas to a temporary retreat. But the promise of economic support for military purposes also serves to assuage grievances from Zelenskyy, who in recent days complained that he had not received the hopedfor support from NATO countries in deploying antiaircraft systems and declaring the nofly zone . And it’s useful for Biden to regain a prominent role among Western countries in the clash with the Tsar, trying to be present on the field with at least the weight of his dollars. In the interview, however, there was also talk of in a broader sense macrofinancial assistance it is at humanitarian purpose to support the devastated Ukrainian economy. That package also includes Biden’s promise of new heavy sanctions “to impose serious costs on Russia for its brutal aggression.”
Also yesterday, the US President addressed internal spending and urged Congress to approve a new relief plan to deal with the Covid emergency. “It’s not a party thing.” he said, “it’s a drug.” So then, in favor of the camera, Biden underwent the fourth dose to invite Americans over 50 to do the same.