From Le Figaro with AFP
Published 2 hours ago, updated 43 minutes ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin. SPUTNIK / Portal
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – While the US Congress cannot agree on the aid sought by President Biden, the Kremlin hopes the aid will be blocked.
The Kremlin is encouraging the US Congress to stop funding Ukraine’s war effort as aid commitments are at their lowest level since the invasion began… Le Figaro takes stock of the war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin “hopes” the US Congress will block aid to Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Thursday (December 7) that it “hopes” American elected officials will not continue to “burn” the country’s money in Ukraine after Congress failed to advance new aid to Kyiv the day before.
American leaders want to “continue to burn American taxpayers’ money in the furnace of the Ukraine war,” the Russian presidential spokesman said, saying he hoped there were still “enough sensible people among members of Congress” who would refuse do this.
New Western aid pledges are at their lowest level since the invasion began
New commitments of Western aid to Ukraine have slowed sharply amid political disagreements in Europe and the United States, falling to their lowest level since the Russian invasion began in 2022, the German research institute Kiel Institute said on Thursday (7). December, with .
“The momentum of support for Ukraine is weakening. “Aid commitments reached their lowest level between August and October 2023 – a decrease of almost 90% compared to the same period in 2022,” explains the institute, which tracks military, financial and humanitarian aid promised and delivered to Ukraine since the Russian invasion Help lists February 24, 2022.
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