Biden apologizes to Ukraine's Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons that let Russia make gains
Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for bipartisan U.S. support «like it was during World War II.»
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Speaking in Paris, where they both attended ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Biden apologized to the Ukrainian people for the weeks of not knowing if more assistance would come while conservative Republicans in Congress held up a $61 billion military aid package for Ukraine for six months.
Still, the Democratic president insisted that the American people were standing by Ukraine for the long haul. «We're still in. Completely. Thoroughly,» he said.
Zelenskyy pressed for all Americans to support his country's defense against Russia's invasion, and he thanked lawmakers for eventually coming together to approve the weapons package, which has allowed Ukraine to stem Russian advances in recent weeks.
«It's very important that in this unity, United States of America, all American people stay with Ukraine like it was during World War II,» Zelenskyy said. «How the United States helped to save human lives, to save Europe. And we count on your continuing support in standing with us shoulder to shoulder.»
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