He President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelenskymet with the president of United States Joe Biden, who announced that his country and allies will continue to provide security systems to support the attempt to recover the territory invaded by Russia.
The Ukrainian president visited the North American Congress this Thursday and warned about the global risk of losing the war if aid stopped:
“I stressed that a victory for Ukraine would ensure that neither Russia nor any other dictatorship destabilizes the free world again.”Zelensky later reported on the X network (formerly Twitter). “To win, we must stay united,” he added.
Biden, for his part, took his peer’s warning to the congressmen and assured that Washington will continue to “provide security systems to support Ukraine’s progress in recovering its territory.”
Republicans and Democrats welcomed Zelensky
On his second visit to USA since the beginning of the Russian military intervention on Ukrainian soil, Zelensky visited the US Congress with a clear objective: convince both Republicans and Democrats in the persistence of economic aid from the Government.
The obstacle, precisely, is found in the legislators’ chambers, since there is a risk of budget paralysis from October 1 if the ruling party and the opposition do not agree on at least a provisional finance law.
The Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, did not escort the president when he entered Congress and, in addition, assured that I would ask Zelensky to account for the money that has already been spent.
Then, Zelensky continued his tour and visited the headquarters of the Department of Defense with the aim of obtaining more weaponry, which includes longer-range missiles, and later to White House, where he was received by Biden and his wife Jill with a red carpet, flags and soldiers dressed to the nines.
Antony Blinken, the American Secretary of Statealso spoke out on the matter and announced the authorization of the withdrawal of $128 million in US military equipment for Ukraine. The aid will be given along with another $197 million in previously enabled withdrawals.
Source: Ambito
