Washington: The United States will not send military to combat in Ukraine, the White House announced on Tuesday.
National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson stated in a statement that President Joe Biden “has been clear that the US will not send soldiers to fight in Ukraine.” Following the French president’s suggestion that Western forces could be dispatched to Ukraine, the statement was released.
When asked if the US could send soldiers to Ukraine for other reasons, like training, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller responded that the Biden administration was against any troop commitment there.
“We will not be placing ground troops in Ukraine. “The president has made it very clear,” Miller informed the media.
As high-stakes negotiations at the White House came to an impasse, President Biden cautioned key congressional leaders about the grave consequences of not supporting Ukraine.
In order to prevent a domestic government shutdown, Biden convened the extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office with Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to unlock crucial aid for Ukraine. The leaders expressed optimism that they could maintain government operations, but they couldn’t come to an agreement on Ukraine since Johnson insisted that more border improvements were necessary first.
“I think there is an urgent need on Ukraine,” Vice President Kamala Harris said to Biden during their discussion in front of the historic office’s crackling fire. The “consequence of inaction every day in Ukraine is dire,” he continued.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism that the United States would accept the blocked package containing $60 billion in arms and other aid, warning that Ukraine urgently needs more Western backing to confront Russia.
However, Johnson—a supporter of Donald Trump who controls a slender Republican majority in the House of Representatives—has declined to permit a vote on a so-called supplemental funding package that includes the help to Ukraine.
