Administration Biden asked on Thursday an extension of $ 33 billion in the Congress for Ukraine. In an interview with the “world”, Derek Chollet, adviser to the US State Department, warns “that it will be a long -term effort”.
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Advisor to the State Department, Derek Chollet is one of the highest American diplomats. In an interview with the world, it details the support strategy of the United States in Ukraine.
Administration Biden requests an extension of $ 33 billion (31.3 billion euros) at the Congress for Ukraine. Do the United States waged a war by proxy against Russia?
The Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, were very clear during their visit to kyiv. We will do everything it takes to help Ukraine defend itself. We will assume our share, and we expect from our European colleagues and others that they contribute to the effort.
This request for help addressed to the congress, which contains $ 20 billion in security assistance, is added to more than 4 billion already provided since the start of the invasion, plus 1 billion in the previous period .
we change the scale…
Absolutely. This reflects our conviction that it will be a long -term effort, which we must prepare, and prepare the Ukrainians, to be able to conduct a long war. They clearly indicated that they intended to do what it takes to defend their country. And we think it is in our interest to do what is necessary to help them in this.
What does that, defend his country? What are the achievable goals?
It is up to Ukrainians to decide. They want to restore their sovereignty, put the Russian troops outside, be able to protect themselves against the possibility that such a thing happens again. It will be up to them to decide how far they plan to push.
Our position is that the Russian forces should leave. But Vladimir Putin could decide this afternoon to remove them from Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal had a good formula during his recent visit to Washington: “If Russia stopped fighting, it would be the end of the war. If Ukraine stopped fighting, it would be the end of Ukraine. “
But when you talk about the departure of the Russian forces, what territory are you talking about? Is Crimea understood?
We do not recognize the Russian occupation. I repeat to you: we will provide Ukraine with the help it needs, end. I emphasize that the European Union (EU) almost equaled what we do in terms of security assistance. It’s very important.
This effort involves a total of almost thirty countries on four continents, providing a form of assistance, lethal or not, in Ukraine. Every day, new announcements are made.
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