21 April 2024

ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF HISTORY: America's Vital Ukraine Aid Bill | Breitbart Comments 438+

 

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ‘Personally’ Thanks Mike Johnson for $61 Billion Gift from U.S. Taxpayers

Zelensky and Johnson, Jose Luis Magana/AP
Jose Luis Magana/AP

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “personally” grateful to “Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track” after Johnson shepherded a $61 billion Ukraine aid package through the House Saturday.

The image of scores of Democrats waving Ukraine flags and cheering on the House floor as the bill passed will forever sting the conservatives from whose ranks Johnson rose, only to serve them with the ultimate betrayal.

“I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track,” a gleeful Zelensky posted on X after the vote.

He continued, “The vital U.S. aid bill passed today by the House will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger.”

That assessment is debatable. Certainly, the Mike Johnson of only a few months ago would have strongly disputed it. But the long and intense pressure campaign from the strong-willed Zelensky – who apparently charmed the diminutive Louisiana Congressman during their meeting – and the White House proved successful.

Johnson’s Saturday success cemented a remarkable reversal from his long-held position of fervent opposition to advancing foreign aid without securing American’s own border.

But to Zelensky and the Democrats joyfully waving a foreign flag on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Johnson’s betrayal of his prior position was to be celebrated.

“Thank you, America!” Zelenskyy said.

Bradley Jaye is a Capitol Hill Correspondent for Breitbart News. Follow him on X/Twitter at @BradleyAJaye.





21 Apr, 2024 00:53

American aid ‘keeps history on right track’ – Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s leader has thanked US legislators for approving much-needed assistance for the conflict with Russia
American aid ‘keeps history on right track’ – Zelensky










The decision by the US House of Representatives to allocate tens of billions of dollars to Kiev will bring Ukraine closer to a “just end” in its conflict with Russia, President Vladimir Zelensky wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Zelensky expressed delight with the new war chest and thanked Speaker Mike Johnson for his support.
  • The nearly $61 billion package approved on Saturday contains funding for the purchase of weapons and military equipment, as well direct financial assistance to Ukraine. 
  • Passed after months of delays and political wrangling, the bill next moves to the Senate, which already indicated in February that it will approve it.
“I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track,” Zelensky wrote, suggesting that the aid will “keep the war from expanding,” and “save thousands and thousands of lives.”
“Just peace and security can only be attained through strength,” he wrote. Zelensky added that Ukraine “will undoubtedly use American assistance to strengthen both of our nations and bring a just end to this war closer.”

  • Republican lawmakers had previously refused to back the bill, tying their approval to demands for better protection of the border with Mexico and a crackdown on illegal immigration.
  • Kiev was forced to deal with increasing ammunition shortages after aid from the US – Ukraine’s biggest sponsor – began to dry up. 
  • Biden blamed Ukraine’s recent setbacks on the battlefield, including the loss of the strategic city of Avdeevka, on “congressional inaction.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Saturday’s vote “predictable,” adding that it will “further enrich the US and further ruin Ukraine,” and “cause more Ukrainians to die because of the Kiev regime.”
  • Moscow has warned that deliveries of Western armaments to Ukraine will not alter the outcome of the conflict.






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