American Support for Ukraine has ‘Never Wavered,’ Blinken Says

We’re assembly at a important second. Putin is ramping up one more offensive in opposition to Ukraine in Kharkiv and throughout the east, sending wave after wave of Russian troopers, Iranian drones, North Korean artillery and tanks, missiles and fighter jets constructed with machines and elements equipped by China. The approaching weeks and months will demand a substantial amount of Ukrainians, who’ve already sacrificed a lot. However I’ve come to Ukraine with a message. You aren’t alone. America has been by your aspect from Day 1. We’re with you at present and we are going to keep by your aspect till Ukraine’s safety, its sovereignty, its means to decide on its personal path is assured. Now, after the delay in approving the most recent U.S. help package deal to Ukraine, a delay that left you extra susceptible to Russia’s assaults, some Ukrainians could also be questioning whether or not you possibly can depend on America to maintain its dedication. The $60 billion help package deal that was accepted by our Congress with overwhelming assist throughout each political events and each homes of Congress, I believe demonstrates which you can, and a big majority of Individuals imagine we should always proceed to supply help to Ukraine. Certainly, the American folks’s assist for Ukraine has been constant over the course of the struggle. It has by no means wavered.