2023-12-12 22:56:23
Wearing a black sweater and khaki pants, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House this Tuesday, December 12, early in the afternoon. Ukrainian troops “prove every day that Ukraine can win” against Russia, said Volodymyr Zelensky, at the start of his meeting with his American counterpart Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
Traveling to seek assurance of renewed American support, he has – for the moment – received no guarantee for his country at war, despite long discussions in the American Congress where he visited.
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The institution has committed more than 110 billion dollars since the start of the Russian invasion, but has so far failed to agree on the extension requested by the White House, to hold at least until the presidential election in November 2024 in the United States. Republican elected officials are still blocking an extension of American military aid.
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In theory, elected officials only have until Friday – when the parliamentary recess begins – to reach an agreement on this envelope of 61 billion additional dollars. The White House has warned that it will ” short of money “ by the end of the year if nothing is done. The Democrats are in favor of this new envelope.
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The Republicans are not totally opposed to it, but they intend to link their support to a long-standing domestic political demand: a major tightening of United States immigration policy.
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The Kremlin estimated on Tuesday that any new American aid was destined to « fiasco ». Russia, which has turned its economy towards the war effort, is pushing ever harder in eastern and southern Ukraine, according to him.
Russia, which continues its daily strikes across Ukraine, is also suspected of being at the origin of a ” powerful “ hacking that paralyzed Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar, according to Ukrainian security services.
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