KYIV: Bipartisan assist from the USA is“extremely encouraging” for Ukraine and its troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned following a cellphone name with US President Joe Biden.
Biden, who mentioned navy assist for Kyiv with Zelenskyy in Thursday’s name, will ask Congress for $100 billion in new spending, together with $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, a supply acquainted with his plan mentioned.
The US has been the biggest single supply of help to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February final yr. Half of the $60 billion Biden is requesting for Ukraine would go in direction of changing and modernising US weapons shares, the supply mentioned.
“The unwavering bipartisan assist for Ukraine in the USA is extremely encouraging for all of our warriors and for our total nation,” Zelenskyy wrote on Friday on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
“America’s funding in Ukraine’s protection will guarantee long-term safety for all of Europe and the world,” he mentioned.
Biden, who mentioned navy assist for Kyiv with Zelenskyy in Thursday’s name, will ask Congress for $100 billion in new spending, together with $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, a supply acquainted with his plan mentioned.
The US has been the biggest single supply of help to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine in February final yr. Half of the $60 billion Biden is requesting for Ukraine would go in direction of changing and modernising US weapons shares, the supply mentioned.
“The unwavering bipartisan assist for Ukraine in the USA is extremely encouraging for all of our warriors and for our total nation,” Zelenskyy wrote on Friday on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
“America’s funding in Ukraine’s protection will guarantee long-term safety for all of Europe and the world,” he mentioned.
