Joe Biden warned Republican members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday that “history will be the witness” if they decide to block aid to Ukraine that was just approved by the Senate, the other branch of the US Congress, AFP reported.

The Democratic president urged conservative lawmakers to distance themselves from his predecessor Donald Trump, condemning his rival’s recent “idiotic” and “disrespectful” remarks about NATO.

US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith sharply criticized former US President Donald Trump’s statements about the defense spending of the North Atlantic Alliance member countries, calling them “dangerous and, frankly, irresponsible”. dpa reports.

“Encouraging the Kremlin to attack any NATO ally or Alliance territory really puts our soldiers, American soldiers and our allies’ soldiers at great risk,” Julianne Smith said in Brussels on Tuesday.

Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in November, said on the campaign trail in South Carolina on Saturday that the United States may not protect NATO allies that do not spend enough to defend against a potential Russian invasion. .

A swift response from European NATO members followed, given the skepticism Trump has shown during his tenure about the transatlantic alliance.