The withdrawal of the ukrainian troops of the city of Avdiivka after months of resistance to the russian offensive reflects the cost of inaction by US lawmakers, the White House said Saturday, as the Republican opposition blocks a crucial military aid package for kyiv.
“This is the cost of inaction Congress“said the spokesperson for the National Security Council of USAAdrienne Watson, who added that congressmen need to approve “without delay” the funds under discussion to provide equipment and ammunition to Ukraine in the face of the advance of US troops. Moscow.
The American president, Joe Bidenpromoted a new aid package for kyiv for US$60 billion, but the aid is blocked by conflicts between Democrats and Republicans in the Congress, among others for policy reasons against illegal migration. The initiative totals US$95 billion, as it also includes financing of military assistance for Israel and its strategic ally Taiwan.
“We cannot bet on political games. Politics has no role to play in what is at stake”, declared Vice President Kamala Harris during the Munich Security Conferencealong with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, who described “vital” American aid.
Avdiivka It is the most significant advance for Russia since the conquest of Bakhmut in May 2023, after months of harsh fighting that left thousands dead.
Since October, Ukrainian soldiers, outnumbered and materially, resisted the Russian assaults against this town in the Donbas mining basin, where the situation had become especially critical in recent days.
Zelensky declared this Saturday that the decision to withdraw his troops from Avdiivka it was for “save the life” of his soldiers.
Source: Gestion
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