Many new developments on aid to Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 22: U.S. lawmakers and officials have mixed opinions about aid to Ukraine, while Kyiv and Moscow compete for support from Latin America.
The Hill newspaper reported on April 21 that a group of US Republican congressmen called on the administration of President Joe Biden to stop sending aid "in an unbridled manner" to Ukraine. A group of 19 lawmakers from both houses of Congress sent a letter to the President of the White House, expressing concern about the US action, after Russia launched a military campaign more than a year ago "overturning decades of peace" in the US. Europe.
"We are deeply concerned that the trajectory of US aid to Ukraine risks further escalation and lacks the necessary strategic transparency," according to the letter. In addition, the lawmakers said that Washington should prioritize more diplomatic efforts to lobby for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Earlier on April 19, the Pentagon announced that it would provide military aid to Ukraine by an additional $325 million, bringing the total US military aid to the country to nearly $36 billion since the beginning of the war.
On the other hand, US military commanders in the Indo-Pacific insist their work is not impaired by US support for Ukraine. They criticized Republicans who argued that the United States could not simultaneously handle threats from Russia and China.
Speaking before the US Senate Armed Services Committee, Commander of Indo-Pacific Command John Aquilino and Commander of US Forces Korea Paul LaCamera confirmed their forces were not affected after more than a year. America sends weapons to Ukraine.
"The United States is the only global force capable of controlling multiple threats," Aquino said. Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Liaison Group in Germany on April 21, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington and its allies would discuss providing more ammunition and air defense capabilities to Ukraine.
In another development related to Ukraine aid, TASS news agency on April 21 quoted Colombian President Gustavo Petro as saying that the country refused to provide weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.
"The current government's position is that they will not be used in war. They will not be sent to Ukraine or Russia," he told TASS reporters after holding talks with President Biden at the White House on April 20. related to the number of helicopters manufactured in Russia and purchased by the previous Colombian government. Also in Latin America, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is traveling to Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to seek support and strengthen political and economic ties. On the Ukrainian side, President VolodymyrZelensky called on Mexico to help organize a summit with Latin American countries to end the Russian campaign.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper