The US presidential administration saw strong support for assistance to Ukraine from Congress, especially at the leadership level.
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This was announced by White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby in an interview with CNN.
A growing number of voices, especially among House Republicans, are arguing over whether Ukraine is worth the effort. But these detractors do not represent their leadership. They don’t even represent the majority of their party,” Kirby said.
He also said that during today’s meeting of the presidents, the owner of the White House was very grateful for receiving updated information from his Ukrainian colleague on the situation on the battlefield.
Kirby tried to allay concerns that the military aid package for Ukraine announced today does not include Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS):
We continue to talk to the Ukrainians about what they need on the battlefield, and you heard President Zelensky say for yourself that this package that President Biden announced today is exactly what Ukrainian forces need now. We are going to continue the discussion (on providing ATACMS) in the future.
Let us remember that President Zelensky said at meetings in the US Senate that “if we don’t get help, we are losing the war.”
According to Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Zelensky summed up the conversation with a call to approve increased funding for Ukraine.
There was one sentence that concludes this conversation, and I quote it verbatim, Mr. Zelensky said: “If we don’t get help, we are losing the war.” This is his quote,” CNN quotes Schumer.
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell added that it was a “good meeting.”
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said that he has not changed his position and will not support approval of the $24 billion aid package to Ukraine, and will not put this issue to a vote until the end of the year.
He added that he asked Zelensky a number of questions, and the conversation with him was “good and productive.”
The Wall Street Journal writes that on the day of Zelensky’s visit, 23 members of the House of Representatives and six senators wrote a letter to the US President, asking him not to provide additional aid to Ukraine.
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