Speaker of the US House of Representatives: Biden is not in a position to request funds for Kyiv

According to Isna, Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, said that US President Joe Biden, who is spending his final weeks in the White House, is not in a position to ask Congress for support funds for Ukraine.

American media outlet Politico previously reported that Biden has secretly asked Congress to allocate $24 billion to fill Pentagon warehouses to help Ukraine.

In response to a question about this, referring to the victory of “Donald Trump” in the US presidential election, Johnson said: “Joe Biden is not in a position to make such a decision. We have a president-elect and we are waiting for him to give direction on these issues. Therefore, I do not think that a budget for Ukraine will be approved for now.”

Trump, who defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in the election last month, is scheduled to be installed in the White House from mid-January 2025. He has repeatedly emphasized that he will end the war in Ukraine in a short time; Statements that have intensified the concern of Kiev and its European supporters about the termination of US arms support.

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