On December 7, local time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that 90% of U.S. military aid to Ukraine is used to produce equipment to aid Ukraine in the United States, which benefits the U.S. economy.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron attend a joint press conference.
"Ninety percent of the security assistance we provide is spent in the United States, on our manufacturers and manufacturing, creating more jobs for Americans and more growth for our economy," Blinken said at a joint press conference with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron. ”
Therefore, he added, the United States needs to continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, maintaining this "win-win" situation.
U.S. Capitol.
Blinken's remarks were intended to persuade the US Congress to approve a new aid grant to Ukraine. The White House has sought congressional approval for a special $106 billion appropriation covering military aid to Ukraine and Israel, border security and other uses, but has met resistance in both the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-dominated Senate.
U.S. ** Joseph Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have come forward in the past few days, exaggerating the consequences of assuming Russia's victory in Ukraine, and calling on Congress to approve "playing money".
On April 13, local time, a worker was working on the production line of artillery shells at a military factory in Pennsylvania, USA.
In late November, the White House circulated a map of the distribution of "recipient states of military aid to Ukraine" to members of Congress, detailing for the first time how about $27 billion in military aid to Ukraine was converted into military investment in dozens of US states, in an attempt to persuade more Republican members of Congress to support military aid to Ukraine.
Since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis in February last year, the United States has continued to add fuel to the fire and increase military aid. As an important financier of American politicians, the arms dealer has received a large number of orders, and the stock price has been greatly reduced, making a lot of money.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov (data map).
Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov noted earlier this week that Washington and its "insatiable" arms industry are the direct beneficiaries of the Ukrainian crisis.
According to data released by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany on the 7th, from August to October this year, relevant countries pledged to provide Ukraine with a total of 22The $800 million in aid is just over a tenth of the same period last year and the lowest since the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington on the 7th that he was worried about the decline in support for Ukraine, especially military aid. He urged the U.S. Congress to approve an aid package for Ukraine, saying it would push European countries to follow suit.
*: CCTV news client.