Sullivan: Cutting off more US aid will hurt Ukraine
| White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that failure to provide more US financial aid would harm Ukraine's ability to defend its territory. |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington seeking support and hopes to convince Congress to approve a $60 billion aid package.
On Sunday, Olena Zelensky, the wife of the Ukrainian president, warned that Kiev is in danger without continued US support.
Sullivan said at a Wall Street Journal forum regarding Republican opposition to military aid to Ukraine that Biden is ready to find a solution to the US border issue, but he does not accept holding aid to Ukraine hostage.
War against Gaza
The National Security Adviser of the White House discussed the developments in Gaza in another part of his speech. Without further explanation, Sullivan stated: He will discuss with Benjamin Netanyahu about his statements regarding the involvement of the Israeli army in Gaza after the war. used and killed about 18,500 Palestinians in Gaza with heavy bombardment in two months.
Sullivan further added that he will talk with the Israelis about the timetable for the war in Gaza.
He is going to travel to the region again this week and by stopping in the occupied territories, he asks the Zionist government to be more precise in their military operations and allow more humanitarian aid.
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