Today, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, and the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, urged the US Congress to approve the new military aid package for Ukraine. They stressed that the allocation of funds is essential for American, European and global security, the Associated Press and BTA reported.
After their meeting at the State Department, Blinken repeated his calls for lawmakers to allow the release of funds for Ukraine, which President Joe Biden has been waiting for months, while Cameron said he was lobbying for it in meetings at the Capitol.
"I do not come here with the intention of lecturing anybody, telling them what to do or interfering with politics and other matters in the United States," he said. "I come here as a loyal friend and a person who believes in this country and who believes that the release of these funds is only in your interest, for your security, your future and the future of your partners," he added.
Cameron is the latest foreign politician to urge US lawmakers to quickly approve aid to Ukraine amid growing concern about the role of the US. Last week in Brussels, almost all foreign ministers of NATO member countries said that the contribution of the US is of key importance, which also coincides with the statements of Biden, Blinken and other representatives of the US government.
"President Biden's request for additional funding to Congress is urgent and imperative," Blinken said. "We expect this to be tabled in parliament and voted on as quickly as possible," he added.
Cameron also met in Florida today with former President Donald Trump, who is skeptical of aid to Ukraine and said support for Kiev was "vital to American and European security".
Cameron justified his meeting with Trump by saying it was standard practice for ministers to meet opposition candidates and added that the two had discussed many global issues, but did not elaborate on their conversation.
"This is fully in line with the practice of government ministers meeting with opposition politicians in the run-up to elections," he said, noting that the two had discussed "a number of important geopolitical topics" and that both British and American politicians often meet with representatives of the opposition in their countries.