Polish PM urges US House Speaker to finally approve aid to Ukraine after Odesa tragedy
Pravda Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called on US House Speaker Mike Johnson to finally take steps to approve aid to Ukraine, advising him to look at the consequences of Russia’s strikes on Odesa.
Source: Tusk on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Tusk’s tweet appeared on the afternoon of 16 March. By this time, 21 people had already been killed in Odesa as a result of Russian missile strikes on 15 March – another wounded rescue worker passed away in hospital.
“Look at Odesa, Speaker Johnson. How many more arguments do you need to take a decision?” Tusk asked.
Look at Odessa, @SpeakerJohnson!How many more arguments do you need to take a decision?
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) March 16, 2024
Background:
- It became known this week that Johnson had actually agreed to unblock the decision to help Ukraine, but with significant changes – that it should be a bill from the House of Representatives and assistance in the form of a loan or a land lease.
- He also admitted that aid to Ukraine and Israel would still be divided into separate bills. Any new bill will have to receive enough votes in both the House and Senate.
- This week, for the first time since December, the United States announced a new US$300 million aid package for Ukraine. As explained, these funds came from unexpected contract savings from previously funded aid packages.
- Polish leaders, President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, spoke with US President Joe Biden earlier this week about how to maintain and strengthen support for Ukraine, among other things.
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