2023-10-20 08:26:15
US President Joe Biden wants to apply to the US Congress for a comprehensive aid package for Ukraine and Israel, among others. The US could not and would not allow terrorists like Hamas or tyrants like Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to win, Biden said on Thursday evening (local time) in one of his rare addresses to the nation from the Oval Office. Biden did not name a sum for the package. US media had previously reported $100 billion. Accordingly, this should also include funds for Taiwan and US border security. The White House wanted to announce the details this Friday.
In view of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Thursday evening (local time). Biden said the aid package should contain “unprecedented help for Israel.” “We will ensure that other hostile actors in the region know that Israel is stronger than ever and prevent this conflict from expanding,” Biden said. The package should also ensure that Ukraine can continue to defend itself against Russia’s war of aggression.
Once the request has been received by Congress, it must first release the new funds. However, legislative work in the USA is currently largely at a standstill because the US House of Representatives has no chairman. It is also completely unclear whether such a package would have a chance when Congress is fully operational again.
Biden warned that it is important for the USA to support both countries – even if they are far away. “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they have one thing in common: they both want to completely destroy neighboring democracies,” said the 80-year-old. History has taught that terrorists who paid no price for their terror and dictators who paid no price for their aggression caused more chaos and death and more destruction.
The National Security Council’s communications director, John Kirby, made it clear: The US government has the means to help Ukraine and Israel “for a while longer.” “But since both conflicts show no signs of ending any time soon, we absolutely need additional funding and support from Congress.”
The USA is considered Ukraine’s most important ally in the fight against the Russian invasion. Since the start of the war, the United States has provided Ukraine with military equipment worth around $44 billion, according to the US Department of Defense.
US President Joe Biden (l.) on a surprise visit to Kiev – on the right the Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr. (February 20, 2023)
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Terrorists from the Gaza Strip attacked Israel on October 7th, causing the most civilian massacre in the border area since the founding of the state in 1948. Since then, more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, around 4,000 injured and almost 200 kidnapped to the Gaza Strip.
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