Go to the media bankJoe Biden. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 7 Republicans cast doubt on US President Joe Biden's administration's new request for $11.7 billion to help Ukraine, pointing out that the timing of the request is not motivated by a desire to help Kyiv, but «Republicans are skeptical about President Biden's request to Congress to approve some $12 billion in additional aid to Ukraine, worrying about the timing of it, which should play into the hands of Democrats ahead of the midterm elections in November,» reads the statement. Republican lawmakers are concerned that the White House is pushing the request now, as they realize that part of the party representatives will vote against in the absence of proper control over the distribution of funds, the report says. The TV channel indicates that the party fears that opponents will try to denigrate this position, equating it with the support of Russia. Republicans call the time of submission of the request politically justified, the report says. «This is Biden's new request — a superficial midterm stunt that will only hurt our country in the short and long term,» Rep. Andy Biggs was quoted as saying by the TV channel. Biden is asking Congress to approve a request for $11.7 billion in military and economic assistance by the end of the current fiscal year — that is, by September 30. At the same time, the White House insists that the request is justified solely by the needs of Ukraine, the message says.
