The priority for the US Congress is to approve the government's budget for the current year, but additional assistance to Ukraine is being considered - in the context of financing Ukraine , assistance with weapons and humanitarian components, as well as the possible use of seized assets of Russian oligarchs, are mentioned separately.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson said this at a weekly press briefing, UNN reports .
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When asked about possible ways to provide additional assistance to Ukraine, the journalist noted that some Republicans are pushing the idea of helping Ukraine in the form of a loan. Is this "on the table" and is it something Johnson would support?
I was not talking specifically about the financing mechanism for Ukraine, we are talking about the entire application and all these thresholds - whether they will go separately or in a package, all these things are being discussed
I think there is a big difference in the minds of many people between lethal aid for Ukraine and the humanitarian component," he added.
The Speaker of the House also explained that "there is talk of what we call a repo act - how the seized assets of Russian oligarchs can be used to somehow pay for supporting Ukraine.
Regarding the credit, Johnson said that the concept of credit is being discussed, so there is a lot of thoughtful, focused work and discussions that are taking place among some of the participants in the discussion.
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Johnson noted that the United States will not allow terrorists and tyrants to pave the way for the world:
We understand the importance of supporting our allies, and we cannot allow terrorists and tyrants to march around the world, we have realized that you will shake the world order since World War II if America does not show strength (...)
"The White House and this president are projecting weakness on the world stage," Johnson said.
I believe that this is the reason why all of our adversaries, many of them, act so provocatively.
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