White House says US support for Ukraine 'unwavering' even if Republicans win midterm elections
The White House vows the US support for Ukraine in its war with Russia will continue unabated even if Republicans win the country's midterm elections.
"We are confident the United States' support will be unflinching and will be unwavering. That's what we believe and that's how we see this going forward," The White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday.
She added that US President Joe Biden is "committed to work in a bipartisan fashion, as he has been doing, to support Ukraine."
"You saw [US National Security Advisor] Jake Sullivan say the very same thing while he was in Kiev on Monday and reiterated the United States will continue to support Ukraine across a range of areas, whether it's security assistance, economic assistance or human rights assistance," Jean-Pierre said.
She added that members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats, "have been clear about our enduring support for Ukraine. And under any scenario, to your point, to your question, President Biden is committed to work in a bipartisan fashion."
Her remarks came after Kevin McCarthy -- who stands poised to become House of Representatives' speaker if the Republicans take control of the chamber in the upcoming midterms vote on November 7 -- recently warned there would be no "blank check" for Ukraine if his party were in charge.
Last month, amid speculations that a new Congress could withhold military aid to Ukraine, lawmakers from both US parties began looking to lock in billions of dollars in military assistance to Kiev before new members are sworn in.
The package being contemplated would be "dramatically larger" than the $12 billion in military and economic aid that the US Congress approved in September for Ukraine, NBC News reported at the time, citing a lawmaker and congressional aides who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The amount would be enough “to make sure [Ukraine] can get through the year,” a Republican senator was cited as saying in the report, adding, “It’ll make the $12 billion look like pocket change.”
“The new aid package, which most likely would be part of an omnibus spending bill, could be within the range of roughly $50 billion,” the report added, citing congressional aides and a source close to the Ukrainian government.
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