The U.S. has yet to pass President Biden’s request for $60 billion in additional security aid for Ukraine, part of a larger package that includes funding for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reassured Ukraine of continued support and vowed to deliver the aid package, despite Congress' impasse.
The FY24 budget delivers $300M in long-overdue security assistance for Ukraine. While helpful, the House must pass the Ukraine supplemental which passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support. I asked a top Pentagon official to reaffirm why we must deliver more aid now. https://t.co/upIZCqfr6z
So US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan rolls into Kiev on a surprise visit promising very little. What's more important is what was said privately. Ukrainian body language suggests it wasn't what they wanted to hear.
The White House assured that the US Congress will approve a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine "We will get this aid for Ukraine," Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during a press conference in Kyiv. At the same time, the official did not make any forecasts… https://t.co/ZNz6HO6JDK
Congress to vote on $60 billion in aid to Ukraine - Sullivan "We will get this aid for Ukraine. Just last week we allocated a new package of military aid for 300 million, which included ammunition, air defense systems and other weapons that are important for the front," Biden's… https://t.co/tZ7iwoNeae
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan used an unannounced visit to Kyiv to reassure Ukrainian allies that President Biden was "fighting every day" to get an aid package passed by the US Senate through the House of Representatives. https://t.co/fMxjFBKelg https://t.co/5289t22V78
National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Wednesday to reaffirm U.S. support for the beleaguered country as congressional aid efforts have repeatedly floundered. https://t.co/D22Kf5BjwY
⚡️Sullivan vows US will deliver $60 billion aid package during visit to Kyiv. During his surprise visit to Kyiv on March 20, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan vowed that the United States would deliver a $60 billion aid package to Ukraine despite its current impasse…
Great to welcome back @JakeSullivan46 to Kyiv to join a NSA meeting led by @AndriyYermak to discuss President @ZelenskyyUa’s Peace Formula. NSA Sullivan reiterated the U.S.’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion. https://t.co/sRAcwHtydr
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National security adviser Jake Sullivan traveled in secret to Ukraine on Wednesday in a trip aimed at reaffirming U.S. support for the beleaguered ally despite an impasse in Congress over additional funding for the war effort. https://t.co/9E1RW3eHhH
Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, makes a surprise visit to Kyiv. Sullivan promises that US aid to #Ukraine will be unblocked in Congress and President Biden does everything to make this happen. https://t.co/BzA8AukK4t
The longer that the national security bill sits on Speaker Johnson’s desk—the more desperate the situation in Ukraine becomes.
U.S. Congress will vote on $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, Sullivan says in Kyiv. “We will get this help for Ukraine.” https://t.co/3LlfsWGScN
WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN TRAVELS TO KYIV, MEETS PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF ANDRIY YERMAK
SULLIVAN SAYS: U.S. TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING UKRAINE 'EVERY DAY AND EVERY WAY WE KNOW HOW'
SULLIVAN, ON U.S. AID PACKAGE STUCK IN CONGRESS SAYS: 'WE WILL GET THIS AID TO UKRAINE'
Leader Schumer: The choice for Speaker Johnson is clear. Put the supplemental on the floor of the House for a vote and help deliver Ukraine the aid it desperately needs or kowtow to Donald Trump and the MAGA hard right who seem to want a victorious Putin. https://t.co/ImXrJtxR4g
ICYMI: @HouseDemocrats continue to call on @SpeakerJohnson to put the Senate's bipartisan national security supplemental on the House floor for a vote. It is critical that we get aid to our allies. https://t.co/7twsye23zO
The U.S. Secretary of Defense just warned in Germany that Ukraine’s survival is now in grave danger. Speaker Johnson: Put the national security bill on the floor now to stand with democracy and stand up to Putin.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that right now the survival of the Ukrainian people, the fate of American leadership in the world, and the odds of victory for Vladimir Putin depend on whether Speaker Johnson puts the national security bill on the floor to stand up for democracy.
The U.S. has ranked as Ukraine’s biggest military supporter by far. But Congress has yet to pass President Biden’s request for $60 billion in additional security aid, part of a larger package that would include funding for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/aaTj38xSuH?