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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that a delay in passing new US aid for Ukraine was already hurting Kyiv's forces on the battlefield against Russia.
"We see the impact already of the fact that the US has not been able to make a decision, but I expect the US to be able to make a decision, that the Congress and the House of Representatives will agree on continued support for Ukraine," Stoltenberg told journalists ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers.
Ukrainian commanders and Western officials have said that Kyiv's troops are being outgunned by Russia along the front line and are having to use strained supplies of artillery and air defense ammunition sparingly.
"If we allow President Putin to win, it will not only be bad for the Ukrainians — a tragedy for Ukrainians — but will also be dangerous for us. It will make the world even more dangerous and us more vulnerable," Stoltenberg said.
The head of the Western alliance said he had seen a "broad agreement" during a recent visit to Washington on the need to maintain US backing for Kyiv.
"I count on the US Congress to be able to reflect that support in a decision to sustain support for Ukraine," he said.
The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by a comfortable margin, but House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Donald Trump ally, has refused to put it to a vote in the lower chamber.
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"We see the impact already of the fact that the US has not been able to make a decision, but I expect the US to be able to make a decision, that the Congress and the House of Representatives will agree on continued support for Ukraine," Stoltenberg told journalists ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers.
Ukrainian commanders and Western officials have said that Kyiv's troops are being outgunned by Russia along the front line and are having to use strained supplies of artillery and air defense ammunition sparingly.
"If we allow President Putin to win, it will not only be bad for the Ukrainians — a tragedy for Ukrainians — but will also be dangerous for us. It will make the world even more dangerous and us more vulnerable," Stoltenberg said.
The head of the Western alliance said he had seen a "broad agreement" during a recent visit to Washington on the need to maintain US backing for Kyiv.
"I count on the US Congress to be able to reflect that support in a decision to sustain support for Ukraine," he said.
The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by a comfortable margin, but House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Donald Trump ally, has refused to put it to a vote in the lower chamber.
With AFP
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