Published February 15,2024
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UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski on Thursday reiterated their army assist for Ukraine and referred to as on the US Congress to go laws releasing funds to help Ukraine militarily.
“(Russian President Vladimir) Putin thinks that he can outlast us, but we are going to prove him wrong,” Cameron mentioned at a news convention in Warsaw, earlier than urging members of the US Congress to approve elevated assist for Ukraine. He famous that the UK has already unveiled its assist bundle for the following yr, alongside the European Union.
US President Joe Biden referred to as on Tuesday for Republicans to deliver a $95.3 billion assist bundle for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to a vote. Some $60 billion of army assist is earmarked for Ukraine within the invoice, which handed the Senate on Tuesday however faces a bumpy journey within the House.
“If you add up the countries that support Ukraine, we outmatch Russia economically 25 to 1. All we have to do is to make that economic strength pay,” Cameron mentioned.
Sikorski mentioned that Poland’s assist for Kyiv’s conflict effort stays “unwavering.”
He informed TVP earlier within the day that it had been former US President Donald Trump who informed Republicans within the House of Representatives to dam the help bundle for Ukraine.
“But I’m less interested in what Trump says and more in what he does,” he mentioned.
The ministers additionally drew consideration to the necessity for joint actions to extend European protection capabilities. Sikorski mentioned he was not a supporter of a European military, as an alternative proposing the creation of a European Legion and a rise within the EU protection funds.
Source: www.anews.com.tr