The White House has been in contact with allies and partners regarding continued funding for Ukraine, and those discussions will continue, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said on Monday, as quoted by Reuters.

On Saturday, Congress passed a temporary law that extended government spending for more than a month to avoid a default, but the legislation did not include funds for new aid to Ukraine.

Commenting on what happened in Washington, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday that he hoped that the exclusion of aid to Ukraine from the agreement voted for by the US Congress was no more than an “incident”.

“The question is whether what happened in the American Congress at the end of last week is an incident or is it systematic,” Kuleba said on the sidelines of a meeting with foreign ministers of the European Union. “I think it was an incident. We have a very thorough discussion with both sides of Congress, Republicans and Democrats. And against the background of a potential shutdown of the government in the United States, the decision was made as it was,” he explained.

“But we’re working with both sides of Congress right now to make sure this doesn’t happen again under any circumstances. Therefore, we do not believe that the support of the United States has dissipated. Because the United States understands that the stakes in Ukraine are much higher than just Ukraine, it is about the stability and predictability of the world,” Kuleba added.

On the other hand, in a wide-ranging interview with CNN, Ukraine’s National Security Adviser Oleksiy Danilov expressed concern over the decision of the US Congress to exclude aid to Ukraine within the framework of the agreement on preserving the functioning of the federal government.

“We have to see whether the United States is responsible for democracy in the world, whether it remains a country that supports democracy, or whether it is a country that will stand by and watch authoritarian states seize more and more territory. It’s quite simple,” said Danilov. “If the United States is the bastion of democracy in the world, then the answer should be clear to everyone. If the United States believes that it should get away from it, that the whole world should be in chaos, that authoritarian states should seize more and more territory, then the U.S. they also have to give this answer,” the Ukrainian official emphasized.

Speaking about the debate between the presidential candidates from the Republican Party regarding the amount of aid to Ukraine, Danilov said: “We are aware that a political process, an election process, has begun in the United States. We do not interfere in this process in any way.” , but we would very much like it not to affect the development of democracy in the world.”

“Once again, I emphasize that for Putin, and not only for him, but also for all autocratic regimes, it would be a great joy if the United States refused the aid it provides to our country,” he emphasized.

Danilov also said that the world is at a crossroads. “Darkness can quickly engulf many countries. The American people must choose – either on the side of the light, or prepare for unexpected events that may happen,” the Ukrainian adviser warned. At the same time, Danilov added that he is sure that the American people are “on the side of light.”

“As for the end of American support, we are more than confident that this will not happen,” he said.