UK’s David Cameron presses US for Ukraine funding: Putin could ‘be back for more’The Hill, Dec 7, 2023
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Cameron pressed U.S. lawmakers to pass funding for Ukraine because Russian President Vladimir Putin could “be back for more.”
“This is an investment into the success, and the worst thing in the world would be to allow Putin a win in Ukraine, not just because that would be bad in itself, but he’d back for more,” Cameron, a former U.K. prime minister, said on CNN.
Cameron said he is in Washington, D.C., having meetings with his “U.S. counterparts,” including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). He told CNN that Johnson is “committed to getting that money through” to Ukraine.
“Most of the people I met on the Hill yesterday support backing Ukraine because it’s the right thing to do,” Cameron said. “I mean, if you fundamentally think about it, the countries supporting Ukraine, add up the economies, and we outmatch Russia 30 to 1.”
Cameron acknowledged the political differences that are holding up the aid. He said it’s “complicated about exactly how” bills go through Congress but the money would “make a huge difference” to the Ukrainian military and economy.
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