(Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. help invoice for Ukraine throughout calls with U.S. Home of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer.
Zelenskiy stated on X that he had thanked Johnson, a Republican, who had been blocking a vote on the invoice, “for his management that ensured true bipartisan assist for help to Ukraine”. In a dialog with Schumer, he praised the Democratic Social gathering’s unwavering assist.
The presidential web site stated Zelenskiy described the scenario alongside the 1,000-km (600-mile) entrance line of the struggle and “assaults by the Russian occupiers on civilian infrastructure and the necessity to enhance air defences, notably Patriot programs”.
“The president famous that you will need to ship this newest help bundle to Ukraine as rapidly as attainable,” the assertion on the web site learn.
“He famous individually the point out of ATACMS (Military Tactical Missile Methods) within the legislation, that are very a lot wanted in Ukraine.”
