White House: New aid for Ukraine is on the way

2024-11-02 13:26:48, Kosova & Bota CNA

The Pentagon has announced new military aid to Ukraine worth $425 million, marking the 69th consecutive aid to the country, starting in 2021.

This announcement was made just a few days before the presidential elections in the United States, which are of great importance for the continuation of American aid to Ukraine.

Closing remarks on the campaign trail from former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, have highlighted deep differences with US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, when it comes to state aid. for Ukraine, which has been facing Russian occupation for two and a half years.

Trump is reported to have said in Michigan that “they pushed us into Ukraine. We never had to intervene in Ukraine. If I were president, we would not be involved in Ukraine".

The United States is a leader in providing aid to Ukraine, both financially and militarily, but has not been reported to have ever sent troops there.

Harris and some influential Republicans have insisted that American support is essential to protecting democracy and ending Russian aggression in Europe and the West.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for months for the West to allow him to use weapons to strike deeper into Russia, and this week accused them of inaction against Russia's rumored plans to commit thousands of troops to the north. in Ukraine.

Zelensky said on November 1 that all countries that do not want the war to expand in their regions, "must act".

The American Secretary of State, Lloyd Austin, said in September that the use of American weapons for deep attacks in Russia would not turn the war situation in favor of Ukraine.

The United States and allied countries have dismissed the possibility of strikes inside Russia, as they worry that a Russian response could include nuclear weapons.

Former Russian president and senior Russian official Dmitry Medvedev has been quoted as saying that Washington is wrong to believe that Moscow will not use lethal weapons if its existence is threatened.

He and other officials have repeatedly warned of the possibility of a nuclear response, under certain conditions.

The war in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the war a "special military operation" to demilitarize Ukraine.

The West has responded to Russia, hitting the economy of this country with harsh sanctions.

As a result of the war, thousands of people have died and millions more have been displaced from their homes./ REL