‘Wake up!’ European lawmakers warn Washington over Ukraine aid delays https://thehill.com/policy/internati...ne-aid-delays/
European lawmakers visiting Washington this week issued dire warnings to Democrats and Republicans that the U.S. needs to help Ukraine secure victory over Russia this year or risk losing European assistance in a potential conflict with China over Taiwan.
The plea came from a delegation of chairs of foreign affairs committees from six countries in Europe and Canada, meeting with U.S. lawmakers in between their fraught negotiations over border security policy that is holding up a major funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
“The reality is the U.S. also needs a wake-up call,” said U.K. Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
“If Taiwan is invaded, the U.S. will need to lead on it alongside Japan, Korea and Australia, and we in Europe will have to lead on Ukraine, and we’ll have to turn around and say to the U.S., we cannot give you what you want in support for Taiwan.”
“It’s painful that you have to spend 80 percent of your energy waking up Washington, to be Washington,” said Žygimantas Pavilionis, chair of Foreign Affairs Committee in the Lithuanian Parliament. “It takes years to wake up Washington, so please guys, wake up!”
The delegation, which included lawmakers from Canada, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Lithuania, said expressed optimism that Republicans and Democrats are committed to delivering on President Biden’s $60 billion request to support Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia.
The plea came from a delegation of chairs of foreign affairs committees from six countries in Europe and Canada, meeting with U.S. lawmakers in between their fraught negotiations over border security policy that is holding up a major funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
“The reality is the U.S. also needs a wake-up call,” said U.K. Member of Parliament Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
“If Taiwan is invaded, the U.S. will need to lead on it alongside Japan, Korea and Australia, and we in Europe will have to lead on Ukraine, and we’ll have to turn around and say to the U.S., we cannot give you what you want in support for Taiwan.”
“It’s painful that you have to spend 80 percent of your energy waking up Washington, to be Washington,” said Žygimantas Pavilionis, chair of Foreign Affairs Committee in the Lithuanian Parliament. “It takes years to wake up Washington, so please guys, wake up!”
The delegation, which included lawmakers from Canada, the Czech Republic, Spain, France and Lithuania, said expressed optimism that Republicans and Democrats are committed to delivering on President Biden’s $60 billion request to support Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia.
Vėl belieka tikėtis, kad Trumpo vėžio atsikratys ir sugebės tokie žmonės kaip McCaulas, Rogersas ir Turneris vėl būti prie šios partijos lyderių. Kol kas kryptis - kardinaliai priešinga.
nelabai suprantu, prie ko čia tasai Bideno sūnus
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