Just hours after the U.S. Senate blocked a White House request that would have earmarked around$ 60 billion for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Japan for the pledge of an additional$ 1 billion in aid, saying the funds will give” significant support” to the country.
President Joe Biden, who earlier urged Congress to swiftly review more military aid to Ukraine and warned that Russian leader Vladimir Putin may be emboldened to seize more place if he wins on the field, suffered a major battle in the vote on whether to let the costs with the White House demand to advance.
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Putin wo n’t stop there if he conquers Ukraine. In a televised speech on December 6, Biden warned that if Putin invaded Ukraine, he might try to send troops into NATO nations.” He’s made that pretty obvious.
Republicans, but, argued that the bill lacked immigration changes and blocked the complete$ 106 billion request, which also included money for Israel, Taiwan, and to strengthen the southern U.S. border.
With spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating on December 7 that” It is to be hoped that there are enough people with sober minds among American congressmen” and that Biden wanted to” continue burning taxpayers ‘ money in the furnace of war,” the Kremlin expressed hope that Congress will continue to block military aid for Ukraine.
Zelenskiy canceled a meeting with U.S. lawmakers earlier this year because it was becoming increasingly unlikely that the help request would be granted.
He received the commitment from Japan on December 7 that could bring the total aid package up to$ 4.5 billion.
In the midst of protracted fighting in the south, particularly in and around the industrial area of Avdiyivka near the Donetsk region, Ukraine has been preparing for a second longer winter of war with Russia, which began its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The city, which has emerged as the most recent example of Ukrainian resistance, has been the target of Russian troops ‘ attempts to surround it for several weeks.
Even after Russia took control of a sizable portion of the Donetsk region in 2014, including the town of Avdiyivka, which is only 10 meters to the south, Ukraine continues to control the place.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military stated in its day conclusion that 34 Russian episodes in the Avdiyivka place were repulsed by Russian forces, making up more than one-third of the 91 assaults that Kyivos forces fought off on the whole front line over the previous 24 hours.
The information from the field could not be freely verified.
On December 6, the United Nations issued a warning that Moscow was intensifying attacks on Ukraine’s energy system due to the country being hit by heavy storms and freezing conditions.
According to Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenca, Russia’s attacks on crucial Ukrainian civilian infrastructure have worsened civil conditions in addition to killing civilians.
He commanded that all assaults on residents and civil facilities be stopped right away. They are just unacceptable and are against international humanitarian law.
After a power plant close to the front line was shelled, causing significant damage and crippling two strength products, Ukraine asked people to save energy for the first time during this chilly season.
There is a brief lack of energy, according to the Energy Ministry, brought on by the closure of the two units and an increase in need. By using energy “wisely and commercially, especially during peak hours,” the government urged consumers to aid energy workers.
Russian attacks that have repeatedly resulted in significant damage have put pressure on Ukraine’s energy generator.
Russia also keeps attacking important grain export system.
Oleh Kiper, the government of the Odesa area, stated in a message on his Telegram channel that it launched helicopter strikes on the Danube harbor of Izmayil on December 7 that resulted in the death of one person and damage to interface features.
The 18 Iranian-made robots that Russia launched at the Odesa and Khmelnytskiy parts on December 7 were shot down by Ukrainian air threats, according to earlier reports. The defense claimed in a Telegram information that the assault with Shahed- 136/131 robots was launched from Cape Chauda, in the Crimean place under Moscow’s occupation.
” They especially attacked the system of the Danube slot.” Cars, trucks, and a rice airplane were all harmed. According to Kiper, the vehicle of one of the cars was killed, and a fire broke out but was quickly put out by emergency personnel.
Ukraine has been shipping food to Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta through its Danube ports of Reni and Izmayil since the collapse of a UN-broken agreement in July that allowed Russian grain shipments to pass safely from dark sea ports.
Since then, Russia has launched helicopter attacks against Odesa, Ukraine’s primary Black Sea port, as well as the two Danube ports, severely damaging and interfering with grain exports from Ukraine. On the place of Romania, a NATO member, debris from broken Russian drones has even crashed.
