"Can't Allow Putin": Congress speaker called assistance to Ukraine priority (video)

The speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, discussing the assistance of Ukraine, stressed how important it is for the US to "work on changing its own border policy. " The issue of assistance to Ukraine is urgent and will be considered as a priority in the work of the US Congress. This was stated by Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Monday during a trip to Florida.

He noted that Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin head, "pass a march through Europe" could not be allowed. According to him, US lawmakers understand how important it is to assist Ukraine. Johnson noted that it is important to "work on changing our own border policy. " Nowadays, active negotiations are underway between American politicians. "I think most of our colleagues in the Senate recognize that these two things have to move together," he explained.

The speaker noted that he feels "confident and optimistic" regarding the consideration of assistance to Ukraine. Congress can approve additional funding for both Israel and Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and Mike Johnson discussed financial assistance to Ukraine at the end of October.

The speaker of the House of Representatives stated that it was open to discuss additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, as well as to prolong the adoption of a resolution that will retain the openness of the government. On the other hand, he promised to achieve a significant reduction in the corresponding costs and faced resistance among conservative legislators of his faction.