David Cameron Set For Crunch Ukraine Aid Meeting With Top US Republican

David Cameron will use a go to to Washington DC to warn Republican politicians in the US to cease blocking army help to Ukraine.

In accordance with The Every day Telegraph, the overseas secretary will maintain a gathering with Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the Home of Representatives.

Joe Biden’s $95bn support package deal, which included help for Ukraine, was simply handed by the US Senate in early February, with each Democratic and Republican assist.

But it surely has but to be put to a vote within the Home amid infighting amongst Republicans over the invoice.

Donald Trump and his allies in congress are against the US giving extra army support to Kyiv.

In a joint article within the Every day Telegraph at this time, Cameron and French overseas minister Stéphane Séjourné mentioned the West should not chill out its assist for Ukraine.

“We’re each completely clear: Ukraine should win this struggle. If Ukraine loses, all of us lose,” they mentioned.

“The prices of failing to assist Ukraine now can be far larger than the prices of repelling Putin.”

The pair added: “It’s not for France and Britain alone to resolve these challenges. However, collectively, we are able to rally others to hitch us in overcoming them.

However as mentioned throughout the Paris Convention in February, we should do much more to make sure we defeat Russia. The world is watching – and can choose us if we fail.”

Final week on the Nato summit Cameron additionally used a video posted on X to instantly handle Johnson.

“Britain has put ahead its cash for Ukraine this 12 months, so has the European Union. America must do it,” he mentioned.

“Speaker Johnson could make it occur in Congress. I’m going to go see him subsequent week and say we want that cash, Ukraine wants that cash.”

When Cameron was final in Washington he drew comparisons to the appeasement of Hitler when urging Congress to approve the multi-billion greenback funding package deal.

However the former prime minister’s lobbying drew a fierce response from Marjorie Taylor Greene, the controversial Trump supporting member of the Home, who instructed him to “kiss my ass”.