US President Joe Biden vowed on Sunday that the United States would not abandon war-torn Ukraine, and urged Republicans to stop “playing” with the threat of a shutdown after a tentative deal was reached. was concluded at the last minute on Saturday.
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“I want to say to our allies, to the American people and to the people of Ukraine, you can count on our support. We will not abandon Ukraine, he said in a televised address from the White House.
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 lambasted.
And to continue: “This policy (…) must stop. There must be no further crises.”