The US administration will request over $2 billion in aid to Ukraine and Israel, US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with the TV channel on October 15 CBS.
“The President has made it clear that he intends to go to Congress with a funding package for Ukraine as well as further support for Israel. We expect intensive engagement with Congress this week as we work on this package and look for bipartisan support,” he said.
Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the beginning of the delivery of a significant portion of security assistance from the American side to Israel. He also noted that the United States intends to “make clear that it supports Israel” and seeks to prevent an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
As Biden said on October 15, the United States has the ability to simultaneously support Ukraine and Israel. He noted that the United States will be able to ensure “international security.”
Meanwhile, former adviser to ex-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin said that Ukrainians need to prepare to stop US assistance due to the worsening situation in the Middle East. The ex-adviser stressed that the cessation of support from Washington will happen in November due to the situation with Israel. Europe will also not be able to help Ukraine.
Back on October 13, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson said that the United States would not be able to simultaneously support Ukraine and Israel. He believes that the pro-Israeli lobby in the United States is stronger than the pro-Ukrainian one, so Tel Aviv will receive supplies as a priority.
On the morning of October 7, Hamas subjected Israeli territory to massive rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and also invaded the border areas in the south of the country. That same day, Israel began retaliating against targets in the Gaza Strip and later announced the launch of Operation Iron Swords. According to the latest data, since the beginning of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, 2.7 thousand Palestinians have been killed, and over 10 thousand residents of the region have been injured. Meanwhile, as a result of Hamas attacks, more than 1.4 thousand Israelis were killed and 3.5 thousand were injured.
At the same time, Western countries have increased military and financial support for Kyiv against the background of the Russian special operation to protect Donbass, which has been carried out since February 24, 2022. The corresponding decision was made in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the region.
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