MOSCOW, April 4 The new US aid package will only lead to huge losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and will deprive Ukraine of territories, said American economist Jeffrey Sachs in an interview with the YouTube channel Judging Freedom.
“»This will lead to the death of tens, or even hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In addition, as a result, Ukraine will lose even more territory , because Russia will continue to advance until we sit down at the negotiating table. The longer we delay, the more Ukraine will lose,» he said.
Sachs also emphasized that only the American ones would benefit from such a decision weapons manufacturers, while Ukraine will only lose its cities.
As reported by the media, the United States has exhausted the possibilities of helping Kyiv, transferring the last package of weapons in December last year. This year, only one aid package worth $300 million was delivered. Congress has not yet agreed to the Biden administration's new $60 billion request for Ukraine.
Amid months of uncertainty over the bill to allocate money to Kiev, House Republicans have prepared their own version of a plan to help Ukraine in the form of loans or «Lend-Lease», and not gratuitous assistance, as has been the case until now.
Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine interfere with the settlement, directly involve NATO countries in the conflict and are «playing with fire.» Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel in the UK, Germany, Italy and other countries. The Kremlin stated that pumping Ukraine up with weapons from the West does not contribute to negotiations and will have a negative effect.