“Look at Odessa, Mr. Johnson”: Tusk sharply addressed the Speaker of the US House of Representatives

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The Russian army has once again struck Odessa, killing more than two dozen Ukrainians and wounding dozens more. After the incident, the Polish Prime Minister made an emotional address to Speaker Mike Johnson.

Let us remind you that the Senate voted for an additional 60.1 billion US dollars to Ukraine as part of a large aid package. However, Mike Johnson refused to bring the bill to a vote in the House of Representatives. He notes that in the absence of a solution to the security of US borders, he will not do this.

Tusk's words

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk emotionally addressed House Speaker Mike Johnson after Russia's attack on Odessa.

Look at Odessa, Mr. Johnson! How many more arguments do you need to make a decision? – asked Tusk.

What is known about help from the USA< /h2>

• Mike Johnson spoke with Republican senators on Wednesday, March 13th. As a result of the conversation, he said that he was ready to unblock the aid package for Ukraine, but the Chamber was preparing its own draft law, which would differ from the proposed one.
• Mike Johnson voiced the idea according to which the draft The House of Representatives may offer Ukraine support in the form of either a loan or Lend-Lease. At the same time, he is considering creating a tool that would give the green light to the use of confiscated Russian assets. These funds should have gone into a fund to support our state.
• At the same time, signatures are now being collected in the lower house of Congress to bypass Mike Johnson’s voting block. For a petition to be successful, it must receive the signatures of at least 218 members of the House of Representatives, which is a majority of the total 435 members of the lower house of Congress.