In the United States, an emergency budget bill that included military aid to Ukraine stalled due to opposition from opposition parties and the Republican Party, and President Biden strongly criticized the Republican Party, saying, ``Not supporting Ukraine is almost a criminal act.''
On the 9th, President Biden of the United States met with German Chancellor Scholz, who was visiting Washington, D.C., at the White House.
At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Scholz said, ``Ukraine cannot protect itself without support from the United States and Europe,'' and stated that it was necessary for the United States to take immediate action as new military aid to Ukraine had stopped. I showed my thoughts.
In response, President Biden strongly criticized the opposition party, the Republican Party, which opposed the emergency budget bill that included military aid to Ukraine, stating, ``Not supporting Ukraine is tantamount to a criminal act of abdicating one's obligations.It is outrageous.'' Did.
Although the ruling and opposition parties reached an agreement in the Senate on the emergency budget bill, it was rejected on the 7th after Republican lawmakers, influenced by former President Trump's opposition, turned against the bill just before the vote was due. .
In response, the Senate has compiled a new emergency budget bill that removes measures to strengthen border controls with Mexico, which Trump has criticized as insufficient, and is currently negotiating, but the future remains uncertain.