Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled a video-conference intervention on Tuesday December 5 before the United States Congress, due to a “last-minute” event, said Senate Democrat, Chuck Schumer.
The Ukrainian president canceled his intervention at the last minute, without giving reason when he had to express himself before the American parliamentarians, in order to obtain the release of a new assistance envelope ($ 61 billion).
This cancellation comes in a context of dissensions within the US congress. While Washington is the most important supplier of military aid in kyiv, this support is seriously jeopardized by the Republicans.
The latter condition their vote on a net hardening of migration policy in the face of migrant arrivals on the border with Mexico. Faced with the refusal of the Democrats, the Republicans decided to block the global envelope requested by President Joe Biden.
“Zelensky cannot go to our briefing at 3 p.m., something happened at the last minute,” the Senate Democrat chief Chuck Schumer simply told the press.
Since the start of the war, Volodymyr Zelensky has used to address American representatives to claim more aid and armament against Russia. The main supplier of kyiv, Washington has already spent more than $ 40 billion since the Russian invasion in February 2022.
A rejection of this new aid envelope would be a disaster scenario for Ukraine. Zelensky spoke this Wednesday, saying that Vladimir Putin was counting on the “collapse” of Western support to Ukraine and admitting that the Russian army had “increased pressure significantly” on the front.
The release of funding to support Ukraine “can no longer expect” in the face of the danger represented by Vladimir Putin, warned Joe Biden on Wednesday by addressing elected officials from Congress.
The failure of a vote on additional funds would be “the greatest gift” offered to the Russian president, added Mr. Biden, claiming that the master of the Kremlin, if he managed to seize Ukraine, “will not stop (it) not there”.
He delivered his speech in the wake of a teleconference between the leaders of the G7 countries, during which the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky intervened.
A drainage of American financial support would represent a disaster scenario for kyiv, but in the meantime, Washington announced a new military assistance in kyiv on Wednesday, a limited amount of $ 175 million.
