![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://bollspel.com/bidens-urgent-plea-to-republicans-dont-let-putin-win-in-ukraine/&media=https://bollspel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/5846-bidens-urgent-plea-to-republicans-dont-let-putin-win-in-ukraine.jpg&description="President Biden is calling on Republicans to stand united against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Read his urgent plea and the latest developments in the crisis."){kind=link}
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks down the White House colonnade to the Oval Office with U.S. President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House in Washington, U.S., September 21, 2023. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Mike Stone
Washington, DC (Reuters) – President Joe Biden made a passionate plea to Republicans on Wednesday, urging them to support additional military aid for Ukraine. He emphasized that a Russian victory over Ukraine would not only harm the country, but also create the potential for an attack on NATO allies and draw U.S. troops into a war.
Biden’s call for aid comes as the United States plans to announce $175 million in additional assistance to Ukraine from its shrinking pool of funds for the country. He also signaled a willingness to make significant changes to U.S. migration policy along the border with Mexico in an effort to garner Republican support.
“If Putin takes Ukraine, he won’t stop there,” Biden warned. He predicted that Putin would attack a NATO ally, potentially leading to American troops fighting Russian troops. “We can’t let Putin win,” he emphasized.
The urgency of the situation is underscored by the White House’s warning that the U.S. is running out of time and resources to help Ukraine defend against Russia’s invasion.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of continuing to support Ukraine, while emphasizing that the U.S. is not pressuring Ukraine into negotiations with Russia.
“We’re going to keep making the case that it would be a historic mistake for the United States to walk away from Ukraine at this moment,” Sullivan said.
The U.S. Defense Department had used 97% of $62.3 billion in supplemental funding it had received by mid-November, while the State Department had used all of the $4.7 billion in military assistance funding it had been allocated, U.S. budget director Shalanda Young said this week.
Border security with Mexico is a major issue in the negotiations about Ukraine and Israel funding. House and Senate Republicans are supporting renewed construction of a border wall, as well as deeming large numbers of migrants ineligible for asylum and reviving a controversial policy related to asylum seekers remaining in Mexico while their immigration cases are heard.