Olena Zelenska said that Ukrainians could die if western countries don’t keep giving them money.
The wife of Ukraine’s president talked to a reporter on Sunday after US Republican senators stopped an important aid bill.
It would have given Ukraine more than $60 billion in help.
She said that if the world gets tired, they will just let us die after the Russian missile attack.
The White House says it’s running out of money to help Ukraine, but the Republican party is stopping a deal to provide more aid.
They want to make a deal with President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress about money for border security in exchange for their help.
President Biden said that if we don’t help Ukraine, it would be good for President Putin. He warned that people who don’t support freedom will be judged badly by history.
Almost two years after Russia invaded Ukraine without permission, the first lady is very worried about the slow process of getting money for help.
In a special interview airing on Sunday, Olena Zelenska told the media that the decrease in help is very dangerous for her country.
She said, “We really need help. ” In other words, we can’t afford to get tired of this situation, because if we do, we will die.
“If the world gets too tired, it will just let us die. ”
The first lady said, “It makes us very sad to see that people may not want to help as much as before. ”
“It is very important to us. ” So, it really hurts to see that.
The UK is asking politicians in Washington DC to make a deal for Ukraine.
This week, UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron visited Washington and said that the US is very important in supporting Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
He told the US not to give Mr Putin a “Christmas present” by stopping the billions of dollars of money needed to keep fighting against Russian forces.
There is no doubt that other countries are now thinking differently about Ukraine.
In Washington DC, strong support cannot be promised, but the main issues of the conflict have not changed.
A country in Eastern Europe is still fighting against Russian forces after they invaded illegally.
Ukraine’s military stopped another country from taking over in February 2022 and this surprised everyone.
Many Western countries were surprised by the strong support they received in return.
However, Ukraine needs support and help from other countries to continue on the same path.
The first lady’s warnings are meant to make it very clear.
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