According to Russia Today TV on December 2, John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the White House Committee, admitted that the White House urgently needs additional funds to continue to support Ukraine. He also said that Biden ** can actually only hold out until the end of the year, after which it will become "very difficult" to continue to support Kyiv.
Kirby reportedly made the remarks at a joint press conference with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Nov. 30. According to the **, a new Russian operation against Ukraine's critical infrastructure is about to begin. He warned that although the United States and Kyiv have been "actively" preparing for this for months, there is still a lot to do.
"We have more work to do in support of Ukraine, and we need Congress to take action to approve additional supplemental funding so that we can continue to provide Ukraine with the air defense assets that they need, as well as spare supplies and so forth," Kirby said. ”
The report pointed out that the ** admitted that the window of opportunity for funding is getting smaller and smaller. He urged Congress to allocate funds.
"We think that by the end of the year, it will be very difficult for us to continue to support Ukraine," he said. And the end of the year is fast approaching. ”
For weeks, Biden has reportedly tried to push Congress through a new funding package, but without success. The latest plan includes about $106 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel, and others.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said a new attempt would be made in the first week of December to pass the program. According to Schumer, the "biggest obstacle" to approving the replenishment is Republican opposition.
The United States has provided more than $76 billion in military equipment and other aid to Kyiv since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, but the United States recently warned that available funds are running out, the report said. (Compiled by Yin Xia).