Washington:
President Joe Biden expressed concern on Thursday about the prospects for future U.S. aid to Ukraine if Republicans gain control of one or both houses of Congress in the Nov. 8 election.
“I’m concerned,” Biden told reporters during a stop at a sandwich shop in Pittsburgh when asked about the impact on aid to Ukraine if Republicans win.
Biden campaigned in Pittsburgh for Democrat John Fetterman, whose race in the US Senate against Republican Mehmet Oz will help determine whether Democrats retain control of the Senate.
In recent days, Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy said he would “not be willing to write a blank check” for aid to Ukraine if Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections. the Democrats.
Republicans are divided between those who see the need to rein in Russia and those who prefer a more isolationist foreign policy.
The United States has provided more than $17.5 billion in US security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24.
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