Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons
WASHINGTON — Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, issued the following statement today after a call this morning with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and congressional colleagues:
“President Zelensky has inspired Ukraine and the world with his courage and determination since Russia’s unjustified invasion. I joined more than 280 members, both Democrats and Republicans, Senate and House, to hear from President Zelensky and ask questions about how we can best support him and the people of Ukraine. President Zelensky thanked us for the forceful sanctions President Biden has imposed – in coordination with our European allies – and underscored the urgent need for more military support and humanitarian aid from his Western partners. This call to action must lead to swift passage by Congress of the $10 billion in emergency supplemental aid that I have been calling for to give Ukraine and our NATO allies additional military, economic and humanitarian aid to respond to increasingly brutal Russian attacks on civilians and the rapidly growing humanitarian crisis in Eastern Europe.”
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