Biden's gone silent on Ukraine support, ranking member of Armed Services Committee warns
Roger Wicker, the head of the Senate’s armed forces committee, urged President Biden to aggressively accelerate aid to Ukraine in his final weeks in office.
President Biden has gone silent on Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's push for permission from its Western partners to use long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia, a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee revealed.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the GOP ranking member on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, shared with FOX that he is concerned that Biden does not intend to make any decision on Zelenskyy's top request, saying that the administration had gone quiet.
Wicker noted that after Biden's recent visit to Berlin that was supposed to advocate for further Ukraine support, the president made zero major announcements.
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The Mississippi senator sent Biden a letter with ten recommendations to place Ukraine in the most advantageous position for Biden's successor.
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"I am frustrated – and mystified – that your administration has accomplished so little in the last three months regarding the war in Ukraine. You seem poised to leave the next president a weak hand," Wicker wrote in his letter to Biden. "Nonetheless, I maintain that a focused effort – directed by you – could make a substantial difference over your final 90 days as president."
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Kyiv has been pleading with America for permission to use long-range missiles supplied by the West to hit air bases deep inside Russia from where aircraft are flying missions to target towns and cities in Ukraine with "glide bombs".
In an overnight address following Biden's visit to Berlin, Zelenskyy thanked the U.S. for their continued support.
"Last night, I spoke with President Biden. Many issues were covered. I am grateful for the new support package. 425 million dollars is the amount. This is air defense – our special priority," he said. "We also talked about our upcoming packages. President Biden gave me his word that the package will be implemented in the near future. We spoke about long-range weapons."
