Press
The vote on US military aid to Ukraine was met with mixed reactions. Russia attacks America verbally. Ukraine is grateful.
MOSCOW — After months of waiting, Ukraine can finally hope again. The US House of Representatives has finally approved $61 billion (about 57 billion euros) worth of military aid to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already warned that if the Republicans continue to block aid, Ukraine will be doomed. Even as Ukraine calms down, Russia's mood is changing. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened fire against the United States.
US military aid to Ukraine – Medvedev believes in “collapse”.
The Russian advance in the Ukraine war may now be over. With US military assistance, Ukraine could once again avoid Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and leave its defensive position. Russia's reactions have not slowed down. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said the House approval was “a vote of gleeful American mischief to continue the civil war between the divided peoples of our formerly united country.” Ukraine Pravda reported.
It is a vote to increase the death toll of war. In addition, Medvedev said he believed the United States would soon plunge into a new civil war, which would “lead to the collapse of America.”
US arms supply in fight against Russia: Ukraine raises flag after House of Representatives vote
The House of Representatives voted 311 to 112 in favor of the Ukrainian military package on Saturday (April 20). Of these, 210 Democrats, 101 Republicans were in favor of Ukraine, and 112 Republicans were against. Republican opponents were particularly critical of US House Speaker Mike Johnson, who announced the vote days earlier.
After the vote, Republican politician Marjorie Taylor Green released a video X (Before Twitter), in which members of the House of Representatives wave Ukrainian flags. “Mike Johnson's House of Representatives is too proud to work for Ukraine. Not the American people!!! This is despicable!” the Congresswoman wrote on Saturday.
US Aid to Ukraine – Kremlin Spokesman Threatens: “Too Many Ukrainians Killed”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said aid to Ukraine was “expected and predictable.” “It will make America more prosperous and destroy Ukraine more, and more Ukrainians will be killed through the fault of the Kiev regime,” he said. He also wants the US to be “held accountable” if they seize frozen Russian assets. “There is unlikely to be a deadline here. We will do it in a way that suits our interests,” Peskov threatened.
Aid to Ukraine won't prevent Ukrainian failure, says Russian UN envoy Dmitry Polyansky “There is nothing to celebrate,” said Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations in New York. If the war continues, “thousands of Ukrainians will go into the meat grinder,” he wrote in a comment posted on social network X on Sunday. “But the glorious end of the Kiev regime is inevitable, regardless of this new package and all the futile efforts of US and NATO backers to keep it alive.”
US Aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: Russia Outraged – “Intensification of Global Crisis Events”
In addition to military aid to Ukraine, the House of Representatives has pledged support to Israel and Taiwan. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, He said the aid was “exacerbating the incidence of global crises”. He described support for Ukraine as “direct support for terrorist activities.”
U.S. military aid and arms supplies: Ukraine freed after pledge of “major aid”
Zelenskyj reacted with relief to the result of the vote. “Thank you, America,” he wrote X. The new aid “will save thousands and thousands of lives and help make both our countries stronger.” Approving “major aid” would prevent “escalation” of the war in Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained X: “Ukraine is using weapons supplied by NATO allies to destroy Russian combat capabilities. This makes all of us in Europe and North America safer.
Germany and the EU are breathing a sigh of relief. “The hearts of the most important supporters of Ukraine are beating in rhythm again,” explained Union Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbach (Greens). X. America and Europe stand together “on the side of freedom – against Putin's war on terror.” EU Council President Charles Michel praised him XThe referendum “sends a clear message to the Kremlin: Those who believe in independence and the UN Charter will continue to support Ukraine and its people.”
US President Joe Biden's Democrats still have a narrow majority in the US Senate to approve these aid packages. The Senate will take it up on Tuesday (April 23). (vk/afp/dpa)
. “Amateur alcohol specialist. Reader. Hardcore introvert. Freelance explorer.”