"Wearing handcuffs on the Armed Forces": Speaker of the House of Representatives made a statement about war in Ukraine (video)

In his opinion, it was necessary to act more decisively, not to try to "manage the war. " The politician also explained that Ukraine should be controlled - the authorities should report on all expenses. Johnson's statements were heard during an interview for Fox News. Johnson began a dialogue with what he acknowledged: the Russian-Ukrainian War-a priority for Biden. He emphasized why he criticized the presidential position: he did not give Ukraine the weapon he needed.

For example, they were drawn to the provision of cassette ammunition, or were not allowed to help Poland with aircraft. "If you are going to wage war, you have to fight to win. The President has made a terrible mistake trying to put on handcuffs on the Ukrainian army. " Biden has now turned to Congress on $ 61 billion. For Ukraine, receiving $ 78 billion last year, the speaker reminded. Now the Republican Party "has a consensus" about the fact that this money needs control.

He also stated that assistance to Ukraine and Israel should be provided separately. "The American people demanding real responsibility for the use of these dollars," Johnson said, "we need a check of dollars that we have already sent there are not difficult issues. True, Israel is a separate business. We are going to finance Israel in the amount of more than 14 billions.

" The new speaker of the House of Representatives also expressed his position on the possibility of Ukrainian victory and the defeat of Russia. According to him, Putin cannot be allowed to win, as it can push China to attack Taiwan. "We cannot allow Vladimir Putin to prevail in Ukraine because I do not believe it will stop on this, and it is likely to encourage and expand China's opportunities to take a step on Taiwan. We are not going to leave them [Ukrainians - Ed.

], But we are responsible for managing precious acquisitions of the American people, " - says the politician, insisting that there should be accountability to use funds. It should be noted that the election of a new speaker, which became a member of the Republican Party, took place on October 25. Mike Johnson was chosen, who is considered a supporter of the position of Explored Donald Trump on events in Ukraine.

Johnson was considered the worst candidate for the allocation of assistance: he has not supported the allocation of funds several times. However, he noted that in this matter it is important to set clear goals and control the costs of the Ukrainian government. In September, for the presidency of the previous head of the House of Representatives, senators blocked the allocation of $ 300 million in Ukraine.

In this regard, there was a delay in US budget for 2024 - October 2 was postponed for 45 days. After the Hamas attack on Israel, which happened on October 7, President Biden made a proposal to allocate a joint assistance package: $ 61 billion. - Ukraine, $ 14 billion. - Israel. The vote on this issue has not taken place. Meanwhile, the United States has allocated another $ 150 million aid. The Armed Forces will receive additional air defense missiles and 155 mm caliber shells.