2023-12-12 07:16:41
In view of the great political resistance to further aid to Ukraine, the US government is now also aggressively using economic arguments to promote further support for Kiev. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday following a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron in Washington: “If you look at the investments we have made in the defense of Ukraine (…), then 90 percent of the security support we have provided actually issued here in the United States – by our manufacturers.” Blinken emphasized: “This has created more American jobs and more growth in our own economy.”
This “footnote” is expressly aimed at the American audience: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (December 7, 2023)
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In addition to the importance of Kiev’s support for world politics and US national security, this is also a win, emphasized Blinken. This “footnote” is expressly aimed at the American audience.
The USA is Ukraine’s main military supporter in the defense once morest the Russian invasion. Since the war began at the end of February 2022, the USA has provided billions of dollars in military aid to Kiev. However, the release of new US aid is currently being blocked by a domestic political dispute between Democrats and Republicans in the US Parliament. More and more Republicans are expressing doubts regarding support for Ukraine or rejecting it completely.
A recently passed interim budget once once more contains no new funds for Ukraine, although US President Joe Biden had already requested large sums of billions for Kiev from Congress in October. According to calculations by the US government, the funds for Ukraine previously approved by Parliament will be completely used up by the end of the year. With increasing vehemence and sometimes dramatic appeals, Biden and his team have been calling on Congress to act for weeks. But there is no movement in sight there so far.
During his visit, Cameron also urged further US aid to Ukraine. He argued that this would be significant not only for morale in Ukraine, but also for European states to ask themselves what more they might do. He doesn’t want to interfere in US domestic politics, he’s just putting forward arguments that he considers important “as a friend of America and a friend of Ukraine.” “In the 1930s we did not act quickly enough to deal with the evil dictator who invaded European countries and redrew borders by force,” warned Cameron. “And we know how that ended.” (DPA)
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