Zelenskyy welcomes US aid to Ukraine, urges rapid transfer of weapons
Al Jazeera
Ukraine president says the passage of the aid bill would send a powerful message to Russia that the US stands by Kyiv.
Ukraine’s president has welcomed the passage of $60bn in military aid for his country by the US House of Representatives and urged Washington to quickly turn the bill into law and proceed with the transfer of weapons.
“I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday.
The president said that the bill “will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger”.
In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press programme, Zelenskyy said the passage of the aid bill would send a powerful message to Russia that Washington stands by Kyiv and that it would not be “a second Afghanistan”.
“I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of Ukraine and we will have a chance for victory,” Zelenskyy said through an interpreter.
