“Republicans who question U.S. aid to Ukraine may soon be able to end it,” title the Los Angeles Times.
If the concern so far was about the position of the Europeans vis-à-vis Moscow, “continued U.S. assistance to assaulted Ukrainians suddenly appears uncertain,” writes the Californian newspaper.
This fear is due in particular to the words of Kevin McCarthy, who could become speaker of the House of Representatives if the Republicans regain control in the midterm elections on November 8. A probable scenario, according to the latest projections.
“I think we’re going to sit in the middle of a recession and we’re not going to sign Ukraine a blank check, he said last week. And then there is what [le gouvernement Biden] does not do within the country, such as not dealing with the border [avec le Mexique]people take that into account.”
“Ukraine is important, but at the same time we are not going to do just that, and we cannot give a check in