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Biden lost his temper with Zelensky, telling him to “have more appreciation” when he asked for more than the $1 billion in aid the US gave Ukraine during a phone call in June, claims reports
- Biden had only just finished revealing the $1 billion in additional aid when Zelenskyy started listing all the extra help he needed and didn’t get.
- Biden then reportedly lost it, according to sources familiar with the call
- He told Zelensky that the Americans had been quite generous and that his government and military were working hard for Ukraine
- Told the Ukrainian leader to show a little more appreciation
- US aid to Ukraine has surpassed $65 billion, with about $15 billion in military aid coming from the Pentagon
- Republicans have already warned they will not offer Ukraine ‘blank check’, as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy put it
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President Joe Biden lost patience with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, telling him he should have more appreciation for the billions in military aid the US gave Ukraine in June during a snappy phone call, a new report claims.
a new NBC Report says Biden “barely finished telling Zelensky that he had given the green light for another $1 billion in military aid when Zelenskyy started listing all the additional aid he needed and didn’t get.”
Biden then reportedly lost it, according to sources familiar with the call. He raised his voice and told Zelensky that the Americans had been quite generous and that his government and military were working hard for Ukraine. He told the Ukrainian leader that he is showing a little more appreciation.
The aid was publicly announced and Zelensky released a statement thanking the US for the package.
President Biden reportedly lost patience with Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call between the two world leaders, as Biden felt the Ukrainian president did not appreciate US assistance
A new NBC report says Biden “barely finished telling Zelensky he’d given the green light for another $1 billion in military aid when Zelenskyy began listing all the extra help he needed and didn’t get.”
The Biden-Zelensky relationship has only improved since then, according to acquaintances, and there have been subsequent phone calls and aid packages. But the frustration is indicative of Biden’s realization that public support for dumping billions into war could begin to wane around the world.
US aid to Ukraine has exceeded $65 billion, of which about $15 billion is in military aid from the Pentagon. Republicans have already warned that they will not offer Ukraine a “blank check,” as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy put it.
Earlier this month, Biden expressed concern that if Republicans took back Congress, aid money would dry up.
Biden and the less isolationist members of both parties have already discussed hammering as much as $50 billion in Ukrainian funding for an omnibus spending bill they would pass before a new Congress is sworn in in January.
“These guys don’t get it. It is a lot bigger than Ukraine. It’s Eastern Europe. It’s NATO. It’s really serious, serious consequences,” Biden said earlier this month of Republicans looking to shut down the tap of aid dollars.
On Monday morning, Ukraine’s capital is largely without water and has suffered power outages this morning after Russia released another missile barrier on major cities.
Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, said 80 percent of his city is without water and 350,000 homes are without power after Russian cruise missiles hit key infrastructure sites — with witnesses reporting five explosions.
Kharkiv, in the north, Dnipro and Cherkasy, in central Ukraine, and the southern city of Zaporizhzhya were also affected, causing power outages.
More than 50 cruise missiles were fired by Russian strategic bombers, shooting down 44 projectiles, Kiev commanders said.
It comes two days after Russia’s Black Sea fleet was damaged by explosive-laden drones in an attack blamed on Ukraine.
Russia has targeted civilian infrastructure, including electricity and water supplies, in an apparent effort to freeze Ukrainians in their homes when winter hits.
Faced with adversity on the battlefield, Moscow appears to be targeting civilians to break their will to continue the war. Such attacks are war crimes under international law.