Russian propaganda has “infected” some American Republicans, – US Congressman

Due to the delay in providing military assistance to Ukraine, the Russian army begins to advance at the front.

A senior GOP congressman said Russian propaganda spread by the Kremlin has “infected” parts of the GOP base. Newsweek writes about this .

“I think that Russian propaganda has unfortunately infiltrated the United States, and it has infected a large portion of my party’s base,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman and Texas Republican Michael McCaul told Puck News.

Probably because of this, voting for a new package of military, economic and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine worth about $60 billion has been on pause for several months. This freezing of the decision causes concern in Kyiv, because the Russian occupiers are moving west and seizing Ukrainian territory, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have enough weapons at the front.VIDEO OF THE DAYPlay Video

“U.S. aid is the backbone of the support flowing to Ukraine to support its military efforts against Russia, which have long since passed the two-year mark. Aid from other sources, such as several European countries, dwarfs the U.S. contribution, and Russia has mobilized its defense industry to continue its own struggle,” the authors of the material note.

What preceded this

The publication recalled that the administration of US President Joe Biden collected $300 million in additional aid for Ukraine in mid-March, but it watched with disappointment as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives delayed the adoption of a new aid package.

“We really need Congress to pass a supplemental budget. This is the way to ensure that Ukraine gets the support it needs and in the amount it needs to continue the fight,” Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said late last year. month.

Also, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, in an interview with The Washington Post, which was published at the end of March, said that without US support, Ukraine will have no air defense, no Patriot missiles, no electronic warfare jamming, no 155mm artillery shells .

“This means that we will return, retreat, step by step, small steps,” he said.

According to him, if the front line fails due to a lack of shells, “the Russians can go to large cities.”

“I have to explain to them what’s at stake, why Ukraine is in our national security interests. If Ukraine falls, the Kremlin will turn to neighboring countries like Moldova and Georgia, and then look to the Baltic region on NATO’s eastern flank. So I believe that this is a preventative measure,” said Republican Michael McCaul.

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