In response to the U.S. Congress's decision to approve the emergency budget needed to continue military assistance to Ukraine by the end of the year, a senior U.S. government official stressed the need for early budget approval as the Russian military intends to continue its offensive operations.
In the US Congress, the ruling and opposition parties have not reached a consensus over the emergency budget to continue military assistance to Ukraine, and the heads of the Senate of both the Democratic and Republican parties announced on the 19th that they will abandon approving the budget by the end of the year.
White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications Kirby told reporters on the 20th that the budget for support will be depleted after one more round of additional military assistance to Ukraine before the end of the year.
He said that it may take several weeks to deliver military supplies to Ukraine, and that "the Russian army intends to continue offensive operations in the eastern region, and if the ground freezes from the end of January to February, it will be an environment for the Russian army to move," he said, emphasizing the need for early budget approval.
Senate leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties have indicated that they will continue to discuss a way to approve an emergency budget early next year, but the future of support from the United States, Ukraine's largest donor, remains uncertain.