Ukraine Reaching ‘Crisis Moment’ Without Additional US Aid, Senator Says
Assistance to government in Kyiv will dry up in weeks
Ukraine will reach a “crisis moment” in its battle against the ongoing and brutal Russian invasion unless Congress votes to approve further US assistance in the coming weeks, according to a Democratic member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The Biden administration and Congress have directed more than $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine — including humanitarian, financial, and military support — since Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.
However, that aid will dry up soon unless lawmakers approve further aid.
That approval is being held up by Republicans who want concessions from Democrats on US border security in exchange for the Ukraine support.
“We are coming up against the end of the year. And of course this is a crisis moment for Ukraine. Ukraine is running out of ammunition. And if we don't solve this in the next few weeks, Vladimir Putin is going to have an opening, an opening to march through the Ukrainian lines, to make a move on Kyiv, threatening all of Europe,” Sen Chris Murphy of Connecticut, in a TV interview over the weekend. “So this has to be resolved right now, which is why Republicans have to be reasonable.
“We are not going to solve the entire problem of immigration between now and the end of the year, but we can make a down payment,” Murphy added.
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