The Ukrainian delegation, consisting of the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak and Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States met with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This was announced during the national telethon for United News, Ambassador of Ukraine Oksana Markarova said, reports UNN.
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Markarova noted that the meeting with Johnson was very warm and productive.
She clarified that the US aid package for Ukraine is being is being considered by both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The package that we expect to be voted on, which will include substantial assistance to Ukraine - armed, financial, and humanitarian - has one more part added to it has one more part added to it. This is the issue of the southern border of the United States. This is an issue that concerns the domestic policy of the United States. This is the hottest and discussed topic right now
Ms. Markarova noted that the issue of arms to Ukraine is no longer being discussed, it has bipartisan support. Also, the issue of The issue of providing Ukraine with large budgetary aid is also not being raised.
There was a really active discussion about whether we need such a large budgetary assistance or whether it should be reduced. To date, we have seen a positive we have seen in the Senate, that all these figures have not been reduced, but some of them have been increased in the proposal
However, she emphasized that U.S. lawmakers have not found a common position on the southern border of the United States.
As a reminder,
On Tuesday, December 5, it became known that the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and the head of the Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak arrived on a visit to the United States.