US President Joe Biden wants to submit a request to the US Congress on Friday for a comprehensive aid package for Ukraine and Israel, among others. The United States could not and would not allow terrorists like Hamas or tyrants like Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin to win, Biden said in a speech on Thursday evening (local time).
Biden did not mention an amount for the package. American media had previously reported 100 billion dollars (almost 94.5 billion euros). Accordingly, this should also include funds for Taiwan-US border security. The White House wanted to announce the details on Friday.
“Unprecedented help”
Biden said the aid package should include “unprecedented aid for Israel.” “We will ensure that other hostile actors in the region know that Israel is stronger than ever and prevent this conflict from spreading,” Biden said. The package must also ensure that Ukraine can continue to defend itself against Russia’s war of aggression.
Congress is currently paralyzed
However, Biden’s request must first be approved by Congress. But legislative work in the US is currently largely at a standstill – because the US House of Representatives is without a speaker due to a power struggle by opposition Republicans.
Ensuring that Israel and Ukraine win with US help is “critical to America’s national security,” Biden warned – even if the two states are far away. “Hamas and Putin pose different threats, but they have one thing in common: they both want to completely destroy neighboring democracies,” the 80-year-old said. History has shown that terrorists who paid no price for their terror and dictators who paid no price for their aggression caused more chaos and death and more destruction.
“Safe place for the Jewish people”
On Wednesday, Biden visited Israel to get a sense of the situation in the conflict – and personally promised the country solidarity and full support. “Israel must once again be a safe place for the Jewish people. And I promise you that we will do everything in our power to ensure that,” he said in Tel Aviv.
The US sees itself as Israel’s protecting power. Every year they support the country with billions, a significant part of which goes to defense against missiles and military technology. The US helped develop the ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense system, which has been in use since 2011.
So far 41 billion euros for Ukraine
As for Ukraine, the US is considered its most important ally in the fight against the Russian invasion. According to the US Department of Defense, the United States has provided Ukraine with military equipment worth about 44 billion dollars (41.6 billion euros) since the start of the war.
Source: Krone
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