According to the report, US Congressman McCarthy was elected in the first15th round of the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives held in the early morning of the 7th local time, ending the four-day "intra-party dispute" and the adjournment of the House of Representatives.
Zelensky wrote on Twitter: "Congratulations on your election as Speaker. The support provided by the United States in various fields is crucial to victory on the battlefield. We look forward to your continued support and further assistance from the United States, bringing us closer to the victory of * * *. "
The report pointed out that McCarthy had previously said that he intended to prevent Washington from "wasting expenses" and the growth of national debt.
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McCarthy threatened to tighten aid to Ukraine, and Ukraine was shocked: he agreed.
"Ukraine is very important, but this is not the only thing that needs to be done." On June 8th, local time 10, Kevin McCarthy, a member of the US House of Representatives and leader of the Party, said in an interview that if the House of Representatives and the Party win control in the mid-term elections, they are prepared to withdraw their aid to Ukraine next year. It is worth noting that McCarthy complained at the beginning of the year that Biden's government did not provide enough military assistance to Ukraine, but now the tone is completely different.
The Ukrainian side quickly expressed "shock" at * * * and the party leader's remarks, bluntly saying that McCarthy had made a guarantee on this matter not long ago. At the same time, the possible impact of the mid-term elections in the United States on Ukrainian policy has also begun to make Europe "vaguely uneasy." ......
Washington Post: McCarthy issued a warning signal on aid to Ukraine.
Bloomberg: McCarthy warned that once the Republican Party won the Congress, it would withdraw its aid to Ukraine.
According to Bloomberg News, McCarthy said in an interview with American political media PunchbowlNews on June 5438+08, 2008 that if * * * and the Republican Party recapture the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, people should not take it for granted that the United States will provide further military assistance to Ukraine. He believes that part of the reason for reducing aid to Ukraine is that the Biden administration has neglected domestic issues that the party regards as priorities, such as ensuring the security of the southern border of the United States.
"People waiting for recession will not give Ukraine a blank check. They won't do that. " McCarthy said, "Many domestic issues have not been handled well, such as the border issue, and people have begun to weigh."
"Ukraine is very important, but at the same time, it can't be the only thing to do, nor can it be a blank check."
House of Representatives and Party Leader McCarthy
Washington post noted that at the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February this year, McCarthy complained that Biden's government did not provide Ukraine with enough military assistance in advance. He said that if the United States can give Ukraine more weapons, Russia "probably" will not launch an attack. He also urged the United States to provide Ukraine with heavy weapons such as airplanes, but at that time Biden's government retorted that this was unrealistic and had limited effect.
Today, "McCarthy sings a very different tune." According to Bloomberg, McCarthy's remarks reflect the party's increasing tendency to reduce its intervention in overseas affairs. Although the two parties in Congress still support Ukraine's resistance to Russian "invasion", those who maintain former President Trump's "US priority" position have been questioning the role of Biden's government in military assistance to Ukraine.
Some independent analysts said that * * * and the party are likely to win control of the House of Representatives in the general election of 1 1. If this happens, McCarthy is expected to become the speaker of the House of Representatives. By then, even if the Democratic Party maintains control of the Senate, the Democratic Party and its majority in the House of Representatives will be able to stifle President Biden's agenda.
So far, the U.S. Congress has passed an aid bill of more than $60 billion to Ukraine. In May this year, the National Assembly passed a $40 billion aid plan for Ukraine, and 57 members of the Senate1/kloc-0 and the House of Representatives voted against it.
Washington post quoted a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center last month as saying that the proportion of respondents who thought that the United States had "too much" aid to Ukraine surged from 7% in March this year to 20% in September; At the same time, 37% of American respondents think that the current level of aid to Ukraine is "roughly appropriate", and only 18% think it is "not enough".
However, reports in Washington post also mentioned that McCarthy's statement did not rule out future military assistance to Ukraine, but hinted that the threshold for such assistance might be raised. But no matter what the explanation is, the signal it sends to the outside world is that a Republican leader in the United States warned that if the Republican Party came to power, Congress would soon become quite stingy with Ukraine.
Financial Times: Ukrainian officials are shocked by the threats made by communist party.
The anxiety caused by this "stingy" has also spread in Europe, and Ukraine bears the brunt.
After McCarthy made this statement, David Arak Hamija, leader of the parliamentary group of Ukrainian President Zelensky, told the Financial Times on 19: "To be honest, we are shocked by McCarthy's remarks."
Arak Hamija complained that he met with McCarthy during his recent visit to Washington, and the other party's statement convinced him that American support for Ukraine would continue. "We are assured that even if they win the election, supporting Ukraine against Russia will remain the top priority of both parties."
Other European countries are also "vaguely uneasy" about America's "meanness". The US "politician" news network wrote on the 20th that the trend of the mid-term elections in the United States is affecting the expectations of European allies for the United States. Today, Europe is waking up to a disturbing reality that Ukraine may soon lose its most generous donor.
Politician website: What happens if the United States withdraws its aid? Europe is vaguely uneasy.
The report pointed out that although many European governments have opened their funds and military reserves to Ukraine, even reaching a record level, these assistance still dwarfs the United States. Once the US Congress falls under conservative control, Washington's tone on the Ukrainian issue will change, which also means that the pressure on European defense will increase.
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, European governments have promised to increase defense spending by more than 200 billion euros. However, it is still quite difficult for all European NATO members to raise their defense spending to 2% of GDP, because these countries themselves are facing severe economic difficulties.
"Europeans are paying more and more attention to the importance of American politics," said Martin Kuntz, a researcher in the Paris office of the German Marshall Fund. "The results of the mid-term elections will affect our expectations of our ally, the United States."
On the other hand, some European officials do not agree with this.
"Ukraine enjoys broad support from both parties in the United States." David mcallister, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, predicted that even if the Republican Party had an advantage in Congress, it would only affect some debates, such as what kind of weapons to provide to Ukraine.
"In the end, the president still retains considerable control over foreign policy." He said.