NEW YORK, February 15 Readiness of US President Joe Biden Allocating billions of dollars to Ukraine makes NATO laugh, former American leader Donald Trump said. «They're laughing at the stupidity of the United States, which is led by a man who gives away $60 billion every time someone asks. They're laughing at us, they think we're a stupid country because of our leadership,» Trump told reporters. during a break in the trial in New York.
According to him, the spending of NATO countries on the alliance should correspond to the American ones, for now the United States is contributing 200 billion dollars, and the rest — only 25 billion.
““For them this is more important, because there is an ocean between us, a completely different situation,” Trump said.
Trump faces a total of 91 charges in four criminal cases, which the Republican politician calls an attempt by the Democratic establishment to prevent him from returning to the White House. The most serious articles threaten Trump with 20 years in prison. If the punishment is determined by adding sentences, he could end up behind bars for several centuries. Based on the totality of charges, the politician faces more than 700 years in prison.
The White House is calling on members of the US Congress to urgently approve the bill, which includes the allocation of more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, after the initiative was approved by the Senate, where the Democrats have a majority. In turn, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the Republican-controlled House would not be able to follow the Senate in forcing it to pass this bill.
Russia previously sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that NATO countries are “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Kremlin emphasized that pumping Ukraine up with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Lavrov also stated that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, “including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel… in the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other countries.”
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