US President Joe Biden has promised that the United States will not abandon war-torn Ukraine.
Will the United States’ significant support for Ukraine weaken in the coming weeks? On Sunday, October 1, Joe Biden promised that the United States would not abandon Ukraine at war, after an agreement to avoid paralysis of the federal administration left out additional aid to Kiev. In Russia, drone and shell attacks leave three people injured, according to Moscow. Franceinfo looks back at the highlights of the day on the front of the war in Ukraine.
Joe Biden assures that Washington “will not abandon” Ukraine
US President Joe Biden pledged on Sunday that the United States would not abandon war-torn Ukraine. “I want to tell our allies, the American people and the people of Ukraine, you can count on our support. We will not give up” Ukraine, he said in a televised speech.
The agreement voted on Saturday by the American Congress to extend the deadline for the “shutdown” by 45 days effectively left out additional aid to kyiv. “There is a sense of urgency” to approve a new financing measure for Ukraine in the coming days and weeks, said Joe Biden, also castigating Republicans who are demanding deep reductions in government spending. “Enough is enough. (…) I have had enough of brinkmanship”he castigated.
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For its part, the Ukrainian administration is trying diligently to maintain this aid. “The Ukrainian government is actively working with its U.S. partners to ensure that the new U.S. budget decision, which will be made within the next 45 days, will include new funding to help Ukraine”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko. “This situation will not prevent the flow of aid from continuing to arrive in Ukraine”he assured.
Drone and shell attacks in Russia injure three people, Moscow says
Not a day goes by without a drone attack being denounced or claimed. Several Russian regions (Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk) suffered offensives by Ukrainian drones and shells on Sunday, injuring three people and forcing an airport to divert its flights, their respective officials announced. Since Ukraine launched its counter-offensive at the beginning of June, Moscow has accused Ukrainian forces almost every day of attacking civilian targets with drones or shells. The Crimean Bridge was also closed briefly this morning, with no reason given.
kyiv organizes its first major marathon since the start of the war
Thousands of runners took part in a marathon in kyiv this weekend, the first of such scale organized in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. Last year, the event, called the “Invincibility Marathon,” was canceled. This time, more than 5,000 people were able to gather around distances ranging from 5 to 42 kilometers for Sunday’s event.
Half of the recorded revenue will be used to purchase military equipment for the Ukrainian army. The race came as Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal warned last week that Russia had launched a new campaign of airstrikes on the country’s energy infrastructure.
In Slovakia, a pro-Putin wins the legislative elections
The populist Smer-SD party won the legislative election in Slovakia on Saturday, according to the count of almost all the votes. The vote in this country of 5.4 million inhabitants, a member of the EU and NATO, is considered decisive in knowing whether Slovakia can stay on its pro-Western course or turn more towards Russia. The Smer-SD had promised, during the electoral campaign, to stop aid to Ukraine.