The Republican Party has repeatedly threatened to jeopardize financial and military aid to Ukraine if it takes control of Congress, worrying Europeans. In mid-October in particular, the leader of the Republicans in the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy warned that his party could seriously reduce the aid provided by Washington to Ukraine if it won a majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. November elections.
“I think we will end up in a recession and not write Ukraine a blank check. It is not possible “, McCarthy told political news site Punchbowl News. McCarthy said he hoped voters would punish Democrats in November for neglecting US national priorities, such as immigration. “Ukraine is important, but at the same time it can’t be the only thing they do and it can’t be a blank check.”He insisted.
“They say that if they win, they probably won’t continue to finance Ukraine”Joe Biden replied. “These people don’t understand. It goes beyond Ukraine. It is Eastern Europe. It’s born “the Democratic leader continued, adding that the Republicans had no “No understanding of American foreign policy”. The White House also assured this on Monday “US support for Ukraine will be[it] infallible and adamant “ regardless of the outcome of the US elections.