President United States of America Joe Biden you lose your temper on the phone with the president Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky because Kiev asked Washington for weapons.
This was revealed after US media revealed the contents of a telephone conversation between Biden and Zelensky in June, four months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to reports NBC NewsBiden was angered when Zelensky revealed a list of additional military aid Ukraine still needs. In fact, Biden previously explained that the United States had given the green light to provide Ukraine with an additional $ 1 billion in military aid.
One of the sources familiar with the Biden-Zelensky conversation said the US president had raised his voice in the middle of a conversation with Zelensky.
In the conversation, according to sources, Biden said that the United States has shown its generosity and commitment to pay large amounts of aid to Ukraine.
In the conversation, Biden was even rumored to have stated that Zelensky should have shown more gratitude to the United States.
Biden said he informed Zelensky of the $ 1 billion aid and promised that the United States “will not waver in our commitment to the Ukrainian people as they fight for their freedom.”
In the weeks leading up to the phone call, Biden was also frustrated that Zelensky had publicly said that US military aid hadn’t arrived.
However, according to the government, relations between the two leaders have now improved over the past four months, it is said The independent.
After the tension with Biden on the phone, Zelensky immediately eased the tension. He concluded that it was not good to have friction with the president of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the views of the Ukrainian government.
Shortly after the communication, Zelensky also released a press release about his conversation with Biden. In her statement, she thanked Biden for the help the United States promised her country.
“I had an important conversation with US President Biden today,” he said in a videotaped speech on June 15.
“I am grateful for this US support. It is very important for our defense in the Donbas.”
Ever since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Biden and Zelensky have had regular telephone conversations. The United States and allied countries also continue to send a range of military assistance as humanitarian aid weapons to Ukraine.
Biden is also said to have been in discussions with the US Congress to increase the aid budget by about $ 50 billion or about Rs 781 trillion for Ukraine by mid-November.
However, the refusal of US aid to Ukraine has increased in recent weeks. Some even urged the White House to immediately negotiate directly with Russia.
According to the government, the United States spent about $ 17.6 billion or Rp 265 trillion to help Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February.
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