President United States of America Joe Biden angry on the phone with the president Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Biden is irritated that Kiev continues to ask Washington for weapons help.
Biden’s anger began when Zelensky discussed the issue of US military assistance to Ukraine in June. Zelensky was said to have revealed a list of additional military assistance that Ukraine still needed.
Biden was so angry that he raised his voice because Zelensky kept asking for help even though he had just accepted an additional $ 1 billion in military aid.
According to Biden, Zelensky should be grateful that the United States has shown its generosity and commitment to pay large amounts of aid to Ukraine.
Reported The independentBiden’s frustration with Zelenzky increased after the Ukrainian leader told the public several weeks earlier that US military aid had not arrived.
The relationship between the two leaders is known to have existed for the past four months. Biden reportedly discussed asking Congress for about $ 50 billion in additional funding during the hiatus.
According to a State Department report, the United States has so far provided more than $ 20 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia first invaded the country in 2014.
The United States has also sent about $ 17.6 billion since the Russia-Ukraine war broke out last February.
Even so, Zelensky is said to have immediately eased tensions after Biden got angry on the phone. He concluded that it was not good to have friction with the president of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the views of the Ukrainian government.
Shortly after the communication, Zelensky also released a press release about his conversation with Biden. In her statement, she thanked Biden for the help the United States promised her country.
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