Now that the war has entered a new phase, it is important that Ukraine gets what it needs.
According to the chairman of the Intelligence Committee of the US Congress Adam Schiff, who attended a meeting of a congressional delegation in Kyiv on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during an unannounced visit by Congressional Speaker Nancy Pelosi , and President Biden's visit to Ukraine. reports CNN.
At the same time, Schiff noted that during the current congressional visit, the topic of Biden's visit was not discussed. According to Schiff, the meeting with Zelensky focused on the priorities of further assistance to Ukraine, especially when Ukrainians enter a new phase of the war with Russia with more concentrated hostilities in the eastern part of the country.
The $ 33 billion in aid to Ukraine that Biden asked for in Congress, Schiff said: “In his opinion, this is not enough, and we understand that. However, I think he is very grateful for what we are doing.
“We wanted to discuss with him, within this really large sum, what priorities, what weapons he needs, what other help he needs,” Schiff said. – We discussed in detail the features of the next stage of the war. This is not a direct tank attack, but the use of long-range artillery. And Ukraine must be able to defend itself. “Schiff also said that many issues were discussed, including the rapid arrival of military equipment. The humanitarian crisis, the refugee problem and the war crimes of the Russian occupiers were discussed.
“As an intelligence officer, I wanted to make sure that Zelensky was getting the information he needed,” Schiff said.
He also said that the members of the delegation are convinced of the need to support Ukraine, because “if Russia loses control of this open aggression, it is an invasion, it will not stop in Ukraine.”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met on Sunday during a visit to Kyiv with the Speaker of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi , Member of the House of Representatives Jim McGovern, Member of the House of Representatives Gregory Mix and Member of the House of Representatives Adam Schiff.
