Kirby said the world — both rivals and friends of the United States — is watching to see if Congress can approve the president’s request for additional funding.
The White House called on the US Congress not to delay the decision on new aid to Ukraine. They emphasized that Putin’s victory would mean a threat to the entire world order. White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby said this on Thursday, December 14, Ukrinform writes.
“Nearly 20 months after the brutal and barbaric invasion began, Putin declared that his invasion of Ukraine will not end and that peace will only come when, I quote, ‘our goals are achieved.’ I really hope that House Republicans who have held critical aid to Ukraine hostage for months have heard Putin’s message loud and clear,” Kirby said.
He noted that while members of the House of Representatives go home for the Christmas holidays, Ukrainian citizens will experience shelling in peaceful cities.
“They need our help. And they need it now, not after the Christmas egg liqueur,” a Biden administration official insisted.
Kirby also pointed out that the events in Ukraine are not someone else’s war: “Putin is directly challenging the international order that we helped build, he is challenging the UN Charter, he is challenging the understanding of sovereignty, he is directly challenging the democracy.”
“If dictators like Putin succeed, it will have profound consequences for freedom and prosperity around the world. That’s why America can’t refuse aid,” Kirby said.
He recalled President Biden’s words that when dictators don’t pay for their aggression, they just keep going.
“Inaction is also action. It is time for us to act to protect our national security interests,” a White House spokesman said.
Russian President Putin confirmed in the next “direct line” that he plans to “live in the West and wait until Ukraine’s partners are tired of giving aid.” However, this calculation of the Kremlin leader was a mistake.
A Pew Research Center poll shows that 47% of Americans believe that US aid to Ukraine should remain the same or increase.
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