President Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday, ahead of a primetime speech in which he reportedly will seek $60 billion for Ukraine by hitching it to a $10 billion request for Israel.
President Biden spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday, ahead of a primetime Oval Office speech in which he reportedly will seek $60 billion for Ukraine by hitching it to a $10 billion emergency request for Israel.
Biden’s plan to request six times as much aid for Ukraine and to couple it with more popular aid to Israel was reported by Reuters, the New York Times and Politico.
The Post could not independently confirm the amount Biden will seek for Israel as the package is finalized but confirmed the president will seek $60 billion for Ukraine’s continued defense against Russia’s stalemated 20-month invasion.
The White House said that Biden, who visited Israel on Wednesday in a show of support after Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,400 people and abducted about 200 others on Oct. 7, “held a call with [Zelensky] ahead of his remarks tonight to discuss the United States’ continued commitment to supporting Ukraine amidst Russia’s brutal war.”
Biden will seek to use the bully pulpit — and his second Oval Office primetime address, set to begin at 8 p.
