Leader Democratic Party in the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries did not rule out that The US will have to send troops to Ukraine if Kiev is defeated.
Ukraine. Hakeem Jeffries on war. “US military may have to fight”
– We cannot allow Ukraine to collapse, because if it does, there is a high probability that it will America will have to join the conflict – not only when it comes to money, but also with the help of our soldiers – Jeffries said in an interview on CBS.
The congressman said he thought so Vladimir Putinwants to rebuild the Soviet Union, and in doing so will threaten U.S. allies with NATO. Jeffries pointed out that Vladimir Putin did not stop after the invasion Georgia, or after the occupation of Crimea and triggering a conflict in eastern Ukraine. – Do we believe that in light of this type of constant aggression, If we allow Vladimir Putin to succeed in Ukraine, will he stay in Ukraine? Of course not – emphasized the minority leader in the House of Representatives.
Jeffries also referred to the adoption last month of a bill providing the Joe Biden administration with additional $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. Negotiations on this matter lasted for many months, which is why in the first months of 2024, military aid from the US stopped flowing to Ukraine, which significantly worsened the situation of the Ukrainian army, which began to lack, among others, artillery ammunition and ammunition for anti-aircraft systems.
USA. Hakeem Jeffries points to pro-Russian faction in the Republican Party
The Democratic Party politician recalled that last month about “infiltration” Republican Party By Russian propagandasaid the politicians of this group – the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, Michael McCaul and Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Turner.
The politician argued that The pro-Russian faction is growing stronger in the Republican Party, which he accused of delaying the approval of additional financing for Kiev's military needs. In his opinion, this faction does not want to support Ukraine and does not believe that Russia is the enemy United States.
According to him, this faction is led by a member of the House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene. She became famous, among others, efforts to dismiss the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnsonfor leading to the adoption of a law making funds available to the administration for assistance to Ukraine.
Jeffries criticizes the policy of “appeasement” of Russia and Vladimir Putin
Jeffries also referred to the text written by the senator Jamesa Davida Vance'a, a politician of the Republican Party from Ohio, in which he argued that Ukraine lacks the strength to win the war with Russia and that US support will not change this. Vance voted against the Ukraine aid bill in the Senate (as did 14 other Republican senators).
A CBS News source said that the Ukrainian army's containment of Russian aggression for two years was a “strategic success.” – Therefore, those who are trying to convince Americans that the Ukrainian efforts were a failure, they promote Vladimir Putin's propagandabecause the facts show the opposite, which is why it is so important that we finish this work, he pointed out.
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