No appetite: Speaker Johnson sparks scandal with remarks on Ukraine aid
Photo: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives (Getty Images)
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson expects that further assistance to Ukraine will not be necessary. He "doesn’t have an appetite" for it, according to an interview with Johnson for Punchbowl News.
"I don’t have an appetite for further Ukraine funding, and I hope it’s not necessary. If President Trump wins, I believe that he actually can bring that conflict to a close. I really do," said Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson.
He expressed hope that if re-elected, Trump could call Russian President Vladimir Putin and tell him to end the war.
Johnson added that everyone in the world is tired of the war and wants to find a solution.
However, in the speaker's view, if Kamala Harris becomes the US president, the war will not end, and such a scenario would be "desperate and dangerous."
Scandal with Speaker Johnson
Earlier, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson had refused to bring to the floor of the lower House of Congress a bill for $60 billion in funding for Ukraine.
At that point, the US ran out of funds allocated for military aid to Ukrainian defenders, which led to a suspension of weapon packages being sent.
As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces faced significant problems with artillery ammunition. Additionally, the Russian forces were able to capture Avdiivka.
