The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, recognized today that his country needs to continue receiving military material from Washington, and stated that there is no alternative to the weapons produced in the United States.
“First of all, when we talk about American aid, we must understand that it is not a question of financial reserves. “It’s about weapons,” Zelensky said when asked if Ukraine will be able to resist during the coming months if US assistance is not unblocked.
The Ukrainian head of state admitted that if Congress does not approve the $60 billion aid package proposed by the White House for this year, Ukraine will be “weakened on the battlefield.”
“And here I can’t tell you what will happen. “I don’t have a reserve option here,” Zelensky added.
The Ukrainian president explained that Ukraine can seek financing elsewhere, but that it would not find enough weapons outside the United States to cover its needs on the front.
“For example, a Patriot (missile) system costs 1.5 billion (dollars), but it cannot be purchased without help from the United States,” Zelensky said. “There are no systems like this in the world. And the alternative in the world exists in low quantities,” he added.
Regarding the options for the US Congress to approve the pending aid package, Zelensky said he has “confidence” in a positive solution, and insisted that both President Joe Biden and the two parties represented in that chamber know that Ukraine needs to be unblocked. assistance within a period of “one month”. EFE
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