Joe Biden Pledges Continued US Support For Ukraine

United States President Joe Biden has vowed that the country will continue to provide military support for Ukraine in the conflict with Russia.

Mr Biden’s comments come after further military funding from the US to the eastern European nation was excluded in a last-minute congressional budget deal.

The US has been one of the Ukraine’s most steadfast supporters since the Russian invasion in the early stages of 2022, with President Biden regularly pledging support for the country in their fight, and meeting often with the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

However, a recent attempt to provide further funding to the nation has been removed from a budget deal in the US, naturally prompting some concerns from some quarters that support from the US might start to wane.

Some members of the opposing Republican party in the United States would like to see a halt to further military aid, but Biden has been clear in saying more will follow, with the BBC reporting that the country has already supplied some $46bn (£37bn) in military aid to Ukraine since Russian launched its full scale invasion in February 2022.

The President does not want to stop there, though, with him asking for approval of another £19bn to be sent to eastern Europe.

However, Saturday’s temporary budget agreement, which funds the US federal government for 45 days, removed continued military funding for the time being – coming just over a week after President Zelenskyy visited Washington to ask for further support.

In recent months, the US has also sent top military equipment to Ukraine, alongside financial resource, including tanks and missiles.