NATO chief warns US aid delay harming Ukraine’s battle against Russia
Al Jazeera
A $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan requires approval from the US House of Representatives.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the delay in approving United States military aid to Ukraine is harming Kyiv’s forces as they battle against Russia’s invading troops.
Before a meeting of NATO defence ministers on Thursday, Stoltenberg said he “expects” the US Congress to agree to “continued support to Ukraine”.
On Tuesday, the US Senate approved a $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but Speaker Mike Johnson, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has yet to put it to a vote in the lower chamber, the House of Representatives.
Stoltenberg said if Russia were to win the war, “it will not only be bad for the Ukrainians, a tragedy for Ukrainians, but also be dangerous for us. It will make the world even more dangerous and us more vulnerable.”
Earlier, Russia launched missiles on Ukraine, hitting infrastructure and damaging residential and commercial buildings, injuring at least 11 people in different parts of the country.
