Joe Biden makes rare speech: “We cannot allow tyrants like Putin to win”

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US President Joe Biden (80) wants to submit an application to the US Congress for a comprehensive aid package for Ukraine and Israel, among others. Biden said this on Thursday evening (local time) in one of his rare addresses to the nation from the Oval Office. Biden did not mention an amount for the package.

US media had previously reported 100 billion dollars (almost 90 billion francs). Accordingly, this should also include funds for Taiwan-US border security. The White House wanted to announce the details on Friday.

“Prevent the conflict from spreading further”

In view of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, US President Joe Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Thursday evening (local time). Biden said the aid package should include “unprecedented aid for Israel.” “We will ensure that other hostile actors in the region know that Israel is stronger than ever and prevent this conflict from spreading,” Biden said. The package must also ensure that Ukraine can continue to defend itself against Russia’s war of aggression.

Once the application has been received by Parliament, it must first release the new funds. However, legislative work in the US is currently largely at a standstill because the US House of Representatives has no speaker. It is also completely unclear whether such a package would have a chance once Parliament is fully operational again.

“They want to destroy neighboring democracies”

Biden warned that it was important for the US to support both countries – even if they were far away. “Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they have one thing in common: they both want to completely destroy neighboring democracies,” the 80-year-old said.

Biden emphasized that it is of utmost importance that the US support its two allies Israel and Ukraine – including for its own national security interests. Military aid for the two countries is a “smart investment” that would yield a “dividend” for U.S. security for “generations.” “We cannot and will not allow terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin to win.”

The US is Israel’s protecting power

History has shown that terrorists who paid no price for their terror and dictators who paid no price for their aggression caused more chaos and death and more destruction.

On Wednesday, Biden visited Israel to get a sense of the situation in the conflict – and personally promised the country solidarity and full support. “Israel must once again be a safe place for the Jewish people. And I promise you that we will do everything in our power to ensure that,” he said in Tel Aviv.

The US sees itself as Israel’s protecting power. Every year they support the country with billions, a significant part of which goes to defense against missiles and military technology. The US helped develop the ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense system, which has been in use since 2011.

Several aid packages delivered in Ukraine

National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby made it clear aboard Air Force One in Tel Aviv: the U.S. government has the resources to help Ukraine and Israel “for a while longer.” “But since both conflicts show no signs of ending anytime soon, we absolutely need additional funding and support from Congress.”

The US is considered Ukraine’s most important ally in the fight against the Russian invasion. According to the US Department of Defense, the United States has provided Ukraine with military equipment worth about 44 billion dollars (41.6 billion euros) since the start of the war.

Terrorists from the Gaza Strip attacked Israel on October 7, causing the largest massacre of civilians in the border area since the state’s establishment in 1948. Since then, more than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, about 4,000 injured and nearly 200 abducted to the Gaza Strip. (SDA)

Source: Blick