Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed US Home Speaker Mike Johnson to assist ship “important” army assist to Kyiv after a current escalation in Russian assaults.
A US$60 billion assist bundle has been stalled within the US Congress since final 12 months, delaying the supply of essential weapons and ammunition to Ukrainian troops on the entrance traces.
“I briefed Speaker Johnson on the battlefield scenario, particularly the dramatic enhance in Russia’s air terror,” Zelensky mentioned he instructed Johnson throughout a telephone name on Thursday.
“On this scenario, fast passage of US assist to Ukraine by Congress is important,” he mentioned in a readout of the decision posted on Telegram.
Putin says nuclear-capable F-16 jets received’t change course of Ukraine battle
Putin says nuclear-capable F-16 jets received’t change course of Ukraine battle
Moscow launched final Friday its largest aerial assault on Ukraine’s power infrastructure of the two-year battle.
Zelensky mentioned Russia fired 190 missiles, 140 drones and 700 guided aerial bombs at Ukrainian territory in whole final week.
The assaults noticed energy lower to greater than one million properties and took the nation’s largest hydroelectric energy plant offline.
Zelensky has repeatedly mentioned delays to assist price Ukrainian lives and territory on the battlefield.
Ukrainian troopers have been compelled to ration ammunition amid uncertainty over when the essential subsequent deliveries will arrive.
In the meantime, Moscow has regained the initiative on the battlefield. Final month its forces made their first vital territorial acquire in 9 months with the seize of Avdiivka, a frontline city near the Russian-held stronghold of Donetsk.
Johnson, who as Speaker controls which payments get delivered to a vote within the Home of Representatives, mentioned final week he was a “variety of avenues” concerning assist to Ukraine.
The US$60 billion bundle has already been permitted by the Senate.