Moscow is ‘very attentively’ watching as US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Washington.
Any additional United States assist to Ukraine can be a “fiasco”, the Kremlin has mentioned forward of a meeting in Washington between US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Moscow can also be “very attentively” watching developments as the 2 leaders are set to fulfill on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned.
Zelenskyy’s go to is a part of a last-ditch plea to US lawmakers to maintain navy help flowing as he battles Russia.
Because the Ukrainian chief visits the White Home and Capitol Hill, Biden’s request for billions in further assist for Ukraine and Israel is at critical danger of collapse in Congress.
“It is important for everyone to understand: The tens of billions of dollars pumped into Ukraine did not help it gain success on the battlefield,” Peskov mentioned, talking at a information convention in Moscow on Tuesday.
“The tens of billions of dollars that Ukraine wants to be pumped with are also headed for the same fiasco.”
The Kremlin spokesman mentioned the end result of the assembly wouldn’t change the state of affairs on the entrance line in Ukraine, nor the progress of Russia’s “special military operation” within the nation.
He added that Zelenskyy’s authority was being undermined by his authorities’s “failures” within the ongoing struggle.
Russia’s acquire
On Monday, Zelenskyy warned that failing to preserve help for Ukraine would play into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Let me be frank with you, friends. If there’s anyone inspired by unresolved issues on Capitol Hill, it’s just Putin and his sick clique,” he mentioned, talking to troopers on the Nationwide Protection College in Washington, DC.
Zelenskyy and Biden have argued that serving to Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion, launched in February 2022, is within the mutual pursuits of each nations as help for Ukrainian assist hits political snags within the US.
Throughout their talks, the 2 plan to debate a approach to rally help for the navy assist plan primarily targeted on Ukraine and Israel.
Final week, Republicans blocked the plan after strolling out of a categorized briefing on Ukraine amid calls for for US-Mexico border reforms. Some Republicans are against giving a “blank cheque” for Ukraine.
The US Congress has accepted greater than $110bn in safety help for Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion however has not accepted new funds because the Republican Get together gained a majority within the Home of Representatives in January.
Biden has requested Congress to approve an extra $61.4bn in help for Ukraine as half of a bigger $110bn package deal that features extra funds for Israel and different points.
