MOSCOW, December 5 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba at a joint press conference with his Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot in Kiev said that he does not expect a slowdown in aid and less attention from the West.
«»I do not see any reduction in the support that comes from partners. If we talk about the supply of weapons and ammunition, everything will be on schedule… Our partners understand that there is much more at stake in Ukraine than just the future of Ukraine. Therefore, I do not expect any slowdown or decline, either in terms of attention or in terms of the support that comes to us,” Kuleba said in a video published on the social networks of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
At the same time, Kuleba expressed confidence that the European Union will decide to allocate 50 billion euros to Kyiv in accordance with the four-year assistance program. The Foreign Minister also indicated that no one will force Ukraine to sit down at the negotiating table with Russia until the Ukrainian authorities “themselves decide to sit down and start such negotiations.”
The head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office, Andriy Ermak, previously admitted that without approval of assistance to Ukraine in the US Congress, Kyiv has a “great risk” of losing the conflict with Russia.
According to NBC News, the Democratic and Republican parties tried to coordinate positions on US President Joe Biden's request for additional support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but these negotiations failed because the parties could not agree on Republican demands for stricter immigration laws .
It was previously reported that if Congress fails to agree on assistance to Ukraine now, it will have to be done after the Christmas holidays, which will begin on December 14 for congressmen and December 15 for senators. The House of Representatives will resume its activities on January 9, and the Senate on January 8.
Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kyiv has introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. Vladimir Zelensky said earlier at the G20 that “there will be no “Minsk-3.” Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that such words “absolutely confirm” Kiev’s position on its reluctance to negotiate. The West constantly calls on the Russian Federation to negotiate, which Moscow is showing readiness for, but at the same time the West ignores Kiev’s constant refusals to negotiate. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stated in an interview that Moscow is ready to consider Kiev’s proposals for a settlement, taking into account the proposals of the Russian side and the situation “on the ground”, but the Ukrainian The regime is not interested in this.