British Foreign Secretary David Cameron called on the US Congress in Washington on Thursday to approve new aid to Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden, arguing that the cost to the US of this military “investment” is staggering as the ongoing war weakens Russia, Agerpres reports. .

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“The price-quality ratio of what was invested is amazing. how much is 10% of the defense budget worth? Half of the pre-war Russian military equipment used by the Ukrainians was destroyed. If that’s not a good investment, I don’t know what is,” David Cameron said.

The former Prime Minister of Great Britain in 2010-2016 participated in the Aspen Security Forum, which was held in Washington, where he also met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

David Cameron has already met in the US capital with House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican congressmen who are still blocking a new $61.4 billion aid package for Ukraine requested by Democratic President Joe Biden. .

“Ukraine doesn’t even have a navy and managed to sink a fifth of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea”

The new foreign minister of Great Britain, who made his first official foreign visit to Kyiv after assuming this position, believes that “the weapons and military support offered to Ukraine are being used very effectively.”

“Ukraine doesn’t even have a navy, but it managed to sink about a fifth of the Russian Black Sea fleet,” Cameron claims. “I’m sure the Pentagon will be delighted with the value for money. I mean, it’s amazing,” he added.

“I am not worried about the strength, unity and courage of the Ukrainian people (…) I am worried that we will not do what we need,” insisted the head of British diplomacy, Reuters reports. “We have to make sure that we provide them (Ukrainians) with weapons, economic support, moral and diplomatic support, but most importantly, military support that matters,” he said.

“If this money does not pass the vote in the USA, only two people will smile: Vladimir Putin in Russia and Xi Jinping in Beijing”

Responding to US criticism that Europe is not doing enough to help Ukraine economically and financially, Cameron said that Europe now gives twice as much as the US.

“We must send this money to Ukraine. We have to support them and make sure that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is the one who loses, because if this money doesn’t pass the vote (in the US Congress), then there will only be two people smiling: one is Vladimir Putin in Russia, and the other is (Chinese President) Xi Jinping in Beijing,” the British minister also expressed concern.

The White House itself sounded the alarm on Monday, warning that in the absence of an agreement with the Republican opposition, US military aid to Ukraine could be cut off in the coming weeks.

After the failure of the counteroffensive launched in June, the Ukrainian army needs new resources, and in some areas of the front, Russian troops have returned to the offensive.

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