U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said Putin was likely “directly responsible” for Navalny’s death, but did not pass the Ukraine aid bill, instead asking the U.S. to reconsider the fiscal issue. suggested the possibility of doing so. Sanctions.
“As Congress debates the best way forward to help Ukraine, the United States and our partners are committed to cutting off President Putin’s ability to finance his unprovoked war in Ukraine and invasion of the Baltic states,” he said. We must use every means possible to do so.”
Biden intensified his anger in his speech by highlighting Trump’s stance on Putin and Ukraine and fomenting Republican resistance in Congress to delay major funding for Kiev. .
“History is watching this House,” Biden said. “Our failure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten.”
He added: “The clock is ticking.”
Biden also accused Trump of inviting “Russia to invade NATO allies if they don’t pay.”
“This is an outrageous thing for a president to say, but I don’t understand it. Since Truman, they would be rolling in their graves hearing this,” he said.