Moscow is ‘very attentively’ watching as US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Washington.
Any additional United States assist to Ukraine will probably be a “fiasco”, the Kremlin has stated forward of a meeting in Washington between US President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Moscow can also be “very attentively” watching developments as the 2 leaders are set to satisfy on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.
Zelenskyy’s go to is a part of a last-ditch plea to US lawmakers to maintain army help flowing as he battles Russia.
Because the Ukrainian chief visits the White Home and Capitol Hill, Biden’s request for billions in extra assist for Ukraine and Israel is at severe threat of collapse in Congress.
“It can be crucial for everybody to know: The tens of billions of {dollars} pumped into Ukraine didn’t assist it acquire success on the battlefield,” Peskov stated, talking at a information convention in Moscow on Tuesday.
“The tens of billions of {dollars} that Ukraine desires to be pumped with are additionally headed for a similar fiasco.”
The Kremlin spokesman stated the result of the assembly wouldn’t change the scenario on the entrance line in Ukraine, nor the progress of Russia’s “particular army operation” within the nation.
He added that Zelenskyy’s authority was being undermined by his authorities’s “failures” within the ongoing warfare.
Russia’s acquire
On Monday, Zelenskyy warned that failing to keep help for Ukraine would play into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Let me be frank with you, mates. If there’s anybody impressed by unresolved points on Capitol Hill, it’s simply Putin and his sick clique,” he stated, talking to troopers on the Nationwide Protection College in Washington, DC.
Zelenskyy and Biden have argued that serving to Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion, launched in February 2022, is within the mutual pursuits of each international locations as help for Ukrainian assist hits political snags within the US.
Throughout their talks, the 2 plan to debate a technique to rally help for the army assist plan primarily targeted on Ukraine and Israel.
Final week, Republicans blocked the plan after strolling out of a categorised briefing on Ukraine amid calls for for US-Mexico border reforms. Some Republicans are against giving a “clean cheque” for Ukraine.
The US Congress has authorized greater than $110bn in safety help for Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion however has not authorized new funds for the reason that Republican Get together gained a majority within the Home of Representatives in January.
Biden has requested Congress to approve a further $61.4bn in help for Ukraine as half of a bigger $110bn bundle that features extra funds for Israel and different points.