According to the head of the Foreign Ministry, Ukrainian diplomats are in contact with both Republicans and Democrats.
Ukraine is hearing many signals from the United States about providing new assistance to Kyiv – both from Democrats and Republicans. But it’s time to move from signals to decision-making. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba spoke about this in an interview with Voice of America.
According to him, Ukrainian diplomats are in contact with both Republicans and Democrats. At the same time, “Democrats say that the problem is with Republicans, and Republicans say that the problem is with Democrats.”
“We respect the domestic politics of the United States, politics works the same everywhere, but in all the conversations with American politicians, which are not always pleasant and nice conversations, I say one simple thing: “Look, every day while you are there playing domestic politics, from -people are dying in Ukraine due to the lack of your decision. And if you remember this, I think it will speed up the search for an internal political compromise,” Kuleba said.
He stressed that American policymakers are aware of the price we pay for their domestic political debates.
“I’m not saying which of them is right and who is wrong. This is their internal politics, we have nothing to do with it. But if the Ukrainian soldier does not receive the necessary weapons, this will ultimately trigger processes that will harm the interests of America and ordinary Americans. Therefore, the best thing is to help the Ukrainian soldier,” the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry concluded.
US assistance to Ukraine – latest news
On February 12, the US Senate supported a bill with assistance for Ukraine worth more than $60 billion.
At the same time, its final adoption requires a vote of the House of Representatives, which went on vacation until the end of February.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky made a statement about US assistance. He expressed hope that support will not “fall away” and Washington is taking a pragmatic approach to protecting the security of the world in order to solidify support for Kyiv.
Subsequently, US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink made a statement about Washington’s assistance to Ukraine. She noted that the White House is doing everything possible to speed up the provision of support to Kyiv.
