Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country will lose the war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve a military aid package to repel the invasion of Moscow’s troops.
“It is necessary to explicitly tell Congress that if they do not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said during a video conference with the United24 fundraising group launched by his government.
Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February 2022expects approval of an additional US aid package worth 60 billion US dollars, which is blocked in the House of Representatives in Washington, where the Republicans are in the majority.
Zelensky explained this It would be “difficult” for Ukraine to “stay” without US help. and emphasized that “if Ukraine loses the war, other countries will be attacked.”
Approval of the new aid package depends on the goodwill of Donald Trump’s supporters in the House of Representatives, who are refusing to consider the text in its current form due to a dispute over immigration regulation.
Presidential elections will take place in the United States in November.
In the last days, Zelensky emphasized that this help was “vital.” for the former Soviet republic. Until a decision is made, Ukrainian soldiers are forced to conserve their ammunition and face a confident Russian army that repelled a major counteroffensive by the Kiev army in the summer of 2023.
Russia’s superior army has managed to advance into eastern Ukraine and in recent weeks has attacked the country’s energy infrastructure, plunging thousands of civilians into darkness.
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