The chairmen of 19 parliaments of EU countries, including Rosen Zhelyazkov, asked the Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, to advance the $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, AFP reported.
Despite the insistence of US President Joe Biden, Mike Johnson at this stage refuses to include the text in question on the agenda, which also provides for a new package for Israel, humanitarian aid for Gaza and reform of the US immigration system. "The country's priority is our border" with Mexico and "we have to take care of America's needs first," he said earlier.
In a joint letter in English, the heads of parliaments of 19 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine) welcomed the fact that the United States "has consistently demonstrated transparent support for the Ukrainian victory".
However, they urged Johnson to ensure that "Ukraine receives the funds it needs to continue its struggle." Ukraine's armed forces are facing shortages of ammunition and weapons in their fight against advancing Russian forces.
The Russian invasion "threatens not only the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, but also puts to the test the democratic world as a whole and threatens the security of the entire European and Euro-Atlantic space", the position also states. The signatories speak of "the axis of evil that must be defeated and the culprits that must be brought to justice."
"This will serve as a significant deterrent against future conflicts and return a sense of control and security to our peoples," the position added.
The heads of parliaments also said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine had "had a significant impact" on global security, noting that "the criminal actions of the Kremlin regime have inspired other dictatorial and undemocratic regimes", "becoming a catalyst for strengthening old conflicts" and "put us on the brink of new conflicts". /BGNES
Bulgaria and 18 other EU countries asked the US to provide aid to Ukraine
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