Zelensky asks for weapons, not troops: White House about the possible sending of the US Army (video)
John Kirby, a US National Security Coordinator, spoke about the White House's position on the possibility of foreign military presence in Ukraine during a briefing on March 5. John Kirby answered a journalist who was interested in the White House's attitude towards President of France Emmanuel Macron to send foreign troops to Ukraine. The White House representative noted that France can have any position on this issue.
Meanwhile, on behalf of the administration, Joe Baiden reminds that the United States has made a lot of efforts to support Ukraine (sent weapons, allocated money, raised a coalition from 50 countries). But they do not plan to send their troops to the war with the Russian Federation. "Commander -in -Chief and President clearly made it clear that we have been extremely strong in leading international efforts to support Ukraine over the last few years.
From the very beginning of this war, it was clear that US troops would not fight within Ukraine. " The US official also stressed that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not appeal to Baiden to attract the US Army. Everything that the head of the Ukrainian state said is about giving the necessary weapons. "President Zelensky asks for instruments and opportunities. He has never asked for foreign troops to fight for his country.
He and his troops want to do it, but they need tools, and this is what we can help. " It should be noted that since the first days of the war, the United States has provided weapons twice or three times a month to fight against Russian invaders. In particular, thanks to the support of Americans, the Armed Forces had a sufficient number of shells of 155 mm caliber, Western SAUs and guns, HIMARS, installations and missiles for air defense forces.
In the fall of 2023, President Joe Biden proposed to allocate more than $ 60 billion to Ukraine. -She had to get them in a 100-billion package that included the help of Israel, Taiwan and some migration issues. In the House of Representatives of the US Congress, the package of assistance was blocked every time, voicing various reasons for refusal: from migration issues and proposals for peace talks with the Russian Federation.
In February 2024, the US Senate supported a new proposal - to allocate funds to Ukraine and other two countries without touching on migration problems. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, refused to vote the corresponding bill, and sent senators to vacations. The estimated time when they can consider the issue of funds-the end of March-moderate April 2024. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, the Russian army has moved to active offensive actions at several points of the front.