Biden asks Congress for military aid against Putin and Hamas ‘tyrants’ and ‘terrorists’

The President of the United States, Joe BidenCongress has asked billions of dollars in military aid to counter the ‘tyrant’ of Vladimir Putin and the ‘terrorist’ of Hamas, who in their view share the goal of wanting to eliminate neighboring democracies.

Biden delivered a speech of about 15 minutes this Thursday (early morning in the Basque Country) from the Oval Office of the White House, which was broadcast live by the country’s main television networks and in which he argued that it is “essential” in the national interest” of the United States to be involved in these two conflicts.

The president has not yet indicated exactly how much money he will request from Congress, but the proposal is expected to exceed the limit $105 billion (about 99,307 million euros), according to media such as The New York Times, which cites expert sources. According to the media, the proposal will include $60 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, $7 billion for the Asia-Pacific region, including Taiwan, $14 billion to strengthen security at the United States-Mexico border, as well as $10 billion dollars to strengthen security at the U.S.-Mexico border. billion in humanitarian aid for various conflicts.

According to Biden, the world is in one “inflection point” in which “a battle is being waged between democracies, led by the United States, against authoritarian models such as China and Russia.” “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but share something have in common: both want to completely destroy neighboring democracies,” he stressed.

If Hamas and Putin continue their actions and “don’t have to pay for the pain they have caused,” Biden has said, more “chaos” and “destruction” could be unleashed on the world.

In Congress, Both Democrats and Republicans are united in their support for Israel. However, the situation is different regarding Ukraineas the democrats are willing to support Kiev, but the Republicans are divided.