In light of recent decisions on behalf of the USA to cease financial aid to Ukraine’s war effort, Olena Zelenska has warned that Ukrainians are in „mortal danger” if Western countries don’t continue their financial support.
Ukraine’s first lady spoke to Sunday with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg a day after Republican senators in the US blocked a key aid bill. It would have provided more than $60bn (£47.8bn) worth of support to Ukraine.
The White House has warned that US funds for Ukraine could soon run out, but Republicans have held up a deal to authorise more assistance. President Biden said the failure to agree Ukraine aid would be a „gift” for President Vladimir Putin, warning history would „judge harshly those who turned their back on freedom’s cause”.
The UK has also been urging politicians in Washington DC to agree a deal for Ukraine. But UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said on a visit to Washington this week that the US was the „lynchpin” of the Western coalition backing Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
There is little doubt that the international community’s attitude towards Ukraine has shifted, the BBC says.
