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The US Senate failed a vote for a new packet of assistance to Ukraine and will continue bargaining. Support for Kyiv became part of the struggle of the political elites of America

US President Joseph Biden responded to numerous speculations in the American and world press, who voluntarily or involuntarily promoting the “Kremlin narrative”: Washington supposedly “merges” the President of Zelensky and pushes Kyiv to negotiations with Putin, the result of which can become territorial concessions and a forced rejection of NATO membership. On Wednesday, before voting in the Senate, the US President turned from the White House to lawmakers, urging them without delay to approve the Packet of Emergency Costs of $ 106 billion, which includes assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 61 billion.

In the meantime, as they say, "what we can - we will help." The Biden administration announced the release of a new package of weapons and equipment, which uses "limited resources that remain accessible to Ukraine." White House assistance provides for weapons and equipment in the amount of up to $ 175 million: air defense ammunition, additional ammunition for highly mobile artillery missile systems, artillery ammunition, high -speed anti -radiation missiles, anti -branch missiles, ammunition for small arms, explosive ammunition to overcome obstacles, equipment for overcoming, equipment for overcoming obstacles. protection of critical national objects, spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training and transport.

But much more is needed, so the president turned to Congress live from the White House. Biden spoke emotionally and, it seems, is absolutely sincere:

“This cannot wait. Congress needs to accept additional funding for Ukraine before they (lawmakers) will go on (Christmas) holidays ... Honestly, I think that this is egregious, that we have reached this point at all. Republicans in Congress are ready to make Putin the greatest gift, which he can hope for, and abandon the global leadership of our country. ”

The whole world is watching you, warned Biden's lawmakers.

Before that, the US President participated in the virtual summit of the leaders of the Big Seven, to which the President of Zelensky joined in Ukraine. This was the second video conference that Bidden spent with the G7 leaders over the past two months, trying to convince them that the United States would support Kyiv. Turning from the White House to lawmakers and American citizens, Biden noted that the defeat of Ukraine will mean defeat of freedom.

Ukraine has become an involuntary hostage of the internal political struggle of the two leading parties in America. In words, most legislators advocate the allocation of new money to Ukraine (in the package of help also money in support of the struggle of Israel and Hamas, to strengthen the border with Mexico, the help of Taiwan).

But in the context of a competitive political struggle, they do not just want to approve the allocation of money to Ukraine. In exchange for the Biden administration, they require tightening immigration policy and the creation of a tough cordon from the penetration of crowds of illegal immigrants across the southern border.

The democratic administration has its own reason to resist the pressure. Latin American voters who historically vote in the presidential election for a democrat candidate (although recently the support of the Republicans among Latinos is growing steadily), will not like the tightening of immigration policy, this may create a problem in November next year. Biden has enough support for support. He made a characteristic recognition the other day, saying that if Trump had not fought again for the White House, he, Biden, perhaps, would not have been re -advanced to the presidency.

However, Trump does everything to scare the immigrants from Latin America. On Wednesday, answering the question of whether he will abuse power, if he wins the election, the leader of the race among republican candidates, as it seems to him, successfully joked:

“I will never be a dictator. With the exception of the very first day, when I close the border and allow you to drill, drill and drill again. ”

Well, the support of oil workers (democrats prefer “environmentally friendly energy”) and “worried white citizens” Trump will most likely receive. But illegal immigrants and their children, to whom the Democrats promised assimilation and American documents, are hardly delighted with such a promise.

Returning to Ukraine. President Bidden more than unflattering about the Russian army. The explanation for his words is that for the first time in history, the American Ministry of Justice on Wednesday charged the four Russian military for how they behaved in relation to a captured citizen of the United States during the Ukrainian conflict. Prosecutor General Merrik Garland said that the charges were brought “for serious crimes against an American citizen”.

This, as well as a fresh message that Moscow rejected Washington’s proposal to exchange American citizens - former Marine Paul Wylan and journalist Evan Gershkovich, should seem to become additional arguments for legislators.

“The inability to support Ukraine is madness. This contradicts the interests of the United States. <...> It's just wrong, ” -

Biden told reporters on Tuesday evening, while continuing to predict that "we will receive this help." Answering a journalist from a journalist from the White House pool immediately after contacting legislators, the president made it clear that for the sake of taking a package of assistance to Ukraine, he is ready to allocate additional money to strengthen the borders with Mexico and discuss new measures that his political opponents want.

The situation is truly path and impossible for an authoritarian country, where parliament simply puts stamps on papers launched from the office of the head of state. In the USA, making decisions through Congress is most often a compromise and the result of complex agreements. But this time everything went too far. On December 15, senators go on vacation. Although they can linger for another week. But money for Ukraine also ends in these terms.

According to Monday, the director of the Budget Department of the United States Shalland Young, by mid -November, the Ministry of Defense used 97% of $ 62.3 billion of additional funding he received, and the State Department used all $ 4.7 billion allocated to him in the form of financing military assistance.

On Tuesday, behind closed doors, representatives of the two fractions of the Senate discussed a compromise in Ukraine and the Mexican border. Negotiations dragged on. According to Bloomberg, this was the reason for the abolition of Zelensky’s video message to the Senate. According to people familiar with this issue, who spoke anonymity, the Ukrainian president reported that the negotiations of the senators were delayed, they were absorbed by inter -party disputes in immigration policy - i.e. The internal political struggle in the United States, which, according to the Ukrainian president, should be avoided. According to the person, “familiar with the situation,” the senators said that the situation on the battlefield requires Zelensky’s attention and does not allow him to join video blury. According to Bloomberg, with reference to anonymous sources, the message of Zelensky senators should be transferred to members of the Ukrainian delegation in Washington this week, it includes the “chief assistant Zelensky and the Minister of Defense”.

I repeat, the next day the President of Ukraine participated in the video of the Big Seven and his call for immediate assistance was heard.

Voting in the Senate took place on Wednesday late in the evening. The forecast of the media that, despite the pressure of the administration and the calls of Kyiv, the trial vote will fail, come true.

Republicans say that they need reporting - which was spent a hundred billions of dollars and a plan - what exactly the White House achieves and what it will be considered successful in Ukraine. Opponents of immediate allocation of money express concern about the facts of corruption, which the Sobiks of the American media in Kyiv wrote about.

But the vote has fallen only so that the “bidding-reprints” are continued. The president has already made it clear that he was ready to change his position on the issue of strengthening the border so that Ukraine would help as soon as possible. Perhaps I agree with Bayden: the issue will eventually be resolved, because for the support of Ukraine - most legislators in both wards.

But the “Ukrainian question” will be resolved only until Trump returns (if it reaches the election and wins). The former (future?) President promised to resolve the conflict at 24 hours. Without specifying what it will cost Ukraine and the rest of the world.