Biden's team again calls on Congress to allocate money to Ukraine
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby (photo: Getty Images)
White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby noted that due to the lack of ammunition, Ukrainians in the Donetsk region are forced to retreat to the second and third lines of defense.
"They [Ukrainians - ed.] are running out of ammunition in the Donbas, and they're falling back now, second and third lines of defense. The Russians continue to try to push west. They've got to have the support and we need it now," - said the advisor.
At the same time, commenting on the consideration of the bill on assistance to Ukraine in the US Congress, Kirby emphasized that time is of the essence.
US aid for Ukraine
After the failure to vote on Joe Biden's $106 billion bill to help Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, a new bill to help the three countries for $96 billion was drafted in early February this year, but without a package to protect the southern US border with Mexico. It provides more than $60 billion for Ukraine's needs.
On February 13, the Senate approved this document. However, House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to put the bill to a vote.
Instead, Johnson began discussing a compromise version of the bill with congressmen. It proposes to allocate much less money to Ukraine: $47.69 billion against the stated $60.06 billion.
The White House prefers the bill on assistance to Ukraine, which was previously supported by the Senate.
