Ukraine received only 10% of aid package voted for by US Congress - Zelenskyy
The United States has given Ukraine only a tenth of the total aid package voted by Congress in April 2024.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in an interview with media representatives from the Nordic countries, Censor.NET reports.
"What to do, for example, when Russia captures or takes some steps forward in the east? You do your job. You rely on reserves. You count on special teams. You count on certain equipment.
And if you get 10% of the entire package, which has already been voted on, you know... This is not funny. But the Congress has voted," the head of state said.
According to him, "this is not a matter of money".
"It's always a question of bureaucracy, logistics, ideas or skepticism, of this weapon being good and that weapon being bad. We will give you this, we will not give you that. This is crossing red lines. What will be Putin's reaction... That's what I'm talking about," Zelenskyy added.
US Congress approves aid for Ukraine
As a reminder, Ukraine had been expecting the bill to be passed by the US Congress since October 2023. At that time, the White House submitted a budget request to Congress that included funding for additional spending to help Ukraine in the amount of about $61.4 billion. However, the issue was not put to a vote because of the position of some Republican congressmen and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson personally.
In February 2024, the U.S. Senate approved a joint bill to aid Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, but House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to put it to a vote.
In April 2024, Mike Johnson proposed his own four separate bills to Congress - on aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and on US national security issues.
On April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill to fund more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Congress also supports the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in the United States for Ukraine and votes to extend anti-Russian sanctions.
On April 23, the document was supported by the US Senate and sent to the president for signature.
On April 24, Joe Biden signed the bills to help Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
