Kuleba: Ukraine is working to get US aid approved before Christmas

Kuleba: Ukraine is working to get US aid approved before Christmas

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 6 2023, 01:40 AM • 26202 views

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba expressed optimism after talks with US Secretary of State Blinken about getting aid from the US Congress before Christmas, stressing the need to continue efforts.

Kyiv is doing everything possible to get the US Congress to pass a package of of aid to Ukraine before Christmas. This was stated by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference with his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot, reports UNN.

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When asked by journalists whether the US parliament will be able to will be able to decide on assistance to Ukraine before Christmas, he replied that the work in this The work in this direction does not stop.

The work is not stopping, it is ongoing. In particular, last week I had a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and a long part of this conversation was devoted to this very issue. What I heard from my colleague is encouraging, but this is a decision of American politics, of the American Parliament.

Kuleba said

To recap,

Ukrainian delegation consisting of Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak and Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States met with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson during their visit to the United States. 

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At the same time, Ukraine's Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova reportedthat the US Senate may not pass a bill on additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, December 6, due to technical problems.