US President apologizes for long 'no go' as Congress points to people holding $225 million aid package
US President Joe Biden has freely apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a long delay in US military aid that allowed Russia to seize control of the war zone, and a further $225m (£177m). ) reported. Military leader for Ukraine.
Meeting with Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, Biden told him: "You didn't kneel, you didn't give up in any way, you keep fighting in a way that's just wonderful. We don't want you. Will leave."
Biden said: "I'm sorry for the long period of not knowing" what the financing plan is. He was pointing to the risk after Congress blocked a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine a year and a half ago in April. He added that "We had an unusually reserved section [of Congress] holding it back. Still, we finally got it done."
Biden said that the American people have lived with Ukraine for a long time. "We're still in. Totally."
Zelinsky said in English: "You must stay with us. This bipartisan support with Congress, in this solidarity, of the United States, all Americans must stay with Ukraine, as it was during World War II. Helped to save lives. Souls to save Europe."
Biden and Zelenskiy attended the 80th D-Day commemoration in Normandy, northern France, along with European leaders who have supported Kiev's efforts in the conflict. In Normandy, Biden drew a connection between the current war against Russian aggression and the war to liberate Europe from Nazi control, pointing to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a deputy.
The U.S. is by a wide margin the largest provider of wartime support to Kiev, and Ukraine is trying to fight an unusual Russian adversary in the country's east. The push is centered around the Ukraine-line districts of Kharkiv and Donetsk, but Ukrainian officials say it could spread as Russia's vast armed forces extend its advantage.
The enemy is usually 1,000 km (620 mi) ahead, trying to take advantage of Kiev's lack of ammunition and troops.
The latest bundle of U.S. military guides includes weapons to accommodate high-capacity large guns rocket frameworks, or HUMARS, as well as mortar frameworks and multiple cannons, officials said.
Some NATO partners, including the United States, said last week that they would allow Ukraine to use weapons delivered to Kiev to launch limited strikes inside Russia, prompting a fresh Russian offensive and a Ukrainian military faltering. In between, their position will be eased.
The move drew an angry reaction from the Kremlin, which warned that Europe's biggest conflict since WWII could turn wild.
In a speech on the lower floor of the French parliament on Friday, Zelenskiy drew a line with repentance during WWII and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
"This fight is a junction," Zielinski said. "Another where we can now write history the way we want it to. Or on the other hand we can become history's victims as it sees fit ... our enemies."
Zelenskiy, who spoke in Ukrainian, was applauded and cheered by lawmakers. He provoked thunderous applause when he said in French: "Dear France, I thank you for staying close while protecting life."
He said he believed that the conflict could be ended fairly by taking Ukraine to an end, facilitated by Switzerland, from now on. Zielinski said: "The highest point of the first coordination could be turning into an organization that will come closer to ending this conflict in a simple way. I am grateful to all of you for what you are doing now and That's a big deal. However, for a fair balance, more should end."
He warned that Europe was "sadly not a land of harmony" following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, 80 years after D-Day. Zielinski asked Parliament. "No. Because you and I reserve no option to lose."
Zelenskiy reasoned that given the current bleeding edge, coordination could take place in Ukraine, and in some cases with Russia, within Ukrainian territory. "Can this conflict ever end on the lines that now exist? No, since there are no lines for evil: not long ago, not at present. What's more, at this point That one should try to define temporary boundaries, it would give an opportunity to stop and think before another conflict."
President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised interview late Thursday that Paris Hallucination 2000 would move warplanes to Ukraine and train Ukrainian pilots as part of another strategic engagement. Macron proposed developing the pilots starting later this spring.
Macron said Western partners would consider Ukraine's request to send military instructors to develop its options on its soil to address the growing difficulty of growing troop numbers.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Macron's remarks showed he was ready to take "urgent" action in Ukraine's fight for France.
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