OLHA HLUSHCHENKO —

MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2024

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY. PHOTO: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he has hopes of further US support and warned that “there will be a new geopolitical alignment” if it decreases.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with the Italian TV channel Tg1 

Quote: “I want to believe and hope that if there are changes in the United States, the line [of support for Ukraine – ed.] will remain the same.”

Details: This was Zelenskyy’s answer when he was asked about the possibility of Donald Trump being elected President of the United States.

Quote: “There are radical voices in the Republican Party, but there are also many people who support Ukraine.

It’s up to the people of the United States to decide, but if they intend to cut aid to Ukraine, there will be a new geopolitical alignment.

Putin will break through our defences, he will move forward and he will not stop easily.”

Background: 

• At a press conference on 30 January, House Speaker Mike Johnson denied that his position on the border security agreement with Mexico, which Republicans have linked to supplemental funding for Ukraine, was intended to help Donald Trump win the upcoming US presidential election.
• Johnson previously said in a letter that the Senate bill on the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries will not be approved in the House of Representatives if reports of its terms are true.
• Republican Representatives are demanding that the White House take decisive action to curb illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border.
• Disagreement over what measures should be taken has meant that a supplemental funding package that includes US$61 billion for Ukraine has been stalled in Congress.
• The White House said in early January that the US has no money for further military aid for Ukraine until a new package is adopted by the US Congress.

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US House of Representatives Speaker says he will “bury” draft budget for Ukraine

EUROPEAN PRAVDA, UKRAINSKA PRAVDA —

MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2024

MIKE JOHNSON. PHOTO: SPEAKER.GOV

Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has announced that he will not put to a vote the US$118 billion border security bill presented in the Senate, which also includes aid for Ukraine and Israel.

Source: European Pravda, citing Johnson onTwitter

Quote from Johnson: “This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created.”

Details: The official stressed that if the draft law reaches the House of Representatives, it will be “dead on arrival”.

Background: 

• On 4 February, the US Senate introduced a US$118 billion bipartisan border security bill, which also includes aid for Ukraine and Israel.
• Earlier, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the following week, the issue of military aid for Israel would be considered in a separate bill from the decision on the southern border.
• The Administration of the US President stated that it did not support the bill to support Israel without assistance to Ukraine.
• The White House also noted that it was not in discussions with Congress about the possibility of allocating funding for Ukraine and Israel in a separate bill.

Zelenskyy mulling replacement of Ukraine’s General Staff Chief in addition to Commander-in-Chief – Ukrainska Pravda’s sources

ROMAN KRAVETS, OLEKSANDR SHUMILIN — MONDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2024, 09:27

SERHII SHAPTALA. PHOTO: MILITARNYJ

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been considering replacing not only Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, but also General Staff Chief Serhii Shaptala.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in government

Details: Several Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in both the president’s office and military circles reported that consultations are underway regarding the replacement of the General Staff Chief, in addition to that of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

SERHII SHAPTALA. PHOTO: MILITARNYJ

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been considering replacing not only Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, but also General Staff Chief Serhii Shaptala.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in government

Details: Several Ukrainska Pravda’s sources in both the president’s office and military circles reported that consultations are underway regarding the replacement of the General Staff Chief, in addition to that of the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.