President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. aid bill for Ukraine during calls with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson shake hands before their meeting in Wash ington, U.S., December 12, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoApril 25 -
Zelenskiy said on X that he had thanked Johnson, a Republican, who had been blocking a vote on the bill, "for his leadership that ensured true bipartisan support for aid to Ukraine". In a conversation with Schumer, he praised the Democratic Party's unwavering support. The presidential website said Zelenskiy described the situation along the 1,000-km front line of the war and "attacks by the Russian occupiers on civilian infrastructure and the need to boost air defences, notably Patriot systems".
"The president noted that it is important to send this latest aid package to Ukraine as quickly as possible," the statement on the website read. "He noted separately the mention of ATACMS in the law, which are very much needed in Ukraine."The U.S. military has started constructing a maritime pier that will allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon said on Friday, a move that had been expected, with the jetty set to become operational by early May.
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