During her journey to the United States, Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, Jadwiga Emilewicz, actively participated in a series of meetings aimed at convincing Americans to keep and extend Ukraine's military support.
This week, Jadwiga Emilewicz, presently acting as Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, and a typical of the Polish-Ukrainian Government for improvement Cooperation, made a long-term visit to the United States. In Washington, she held talks with representatives of the US government about the request to proceed supporting Ukraine. peculiar attention was given to the situation in Congress, where opposition from any Republican organization representatives was an obstacle to the approval of a $61 billion aid package for Ukrainians. During the visit, the Deputy Minister besides met with representatives of president Joe Biden's administration, congressmen and think-tanks representatives specified as the Heritage Foundation and the Hudson Institute.
TVP Info's coverage stressed that the main intent of Jadwiga Emilewicz's visit to Washington was to discuss the continuation of military support for Ukraine.
"It was a visit dedicated to Polish-Ukrainian relations, but besides to the fact that the United States did not retreat from Ukraine's military support. We are present at a crucial minute in the decision to proceed financing the following year and all these discussions, in the Department of State, Trade, Think-tanks and in a minute in legislature – they all service this.” said Jadwiga Emilewicz on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz pointed out that during her visit to the United States, she told her interviewers that Ukraine not only needed support in terms of basic needs, but besides crucial military support aimed not only at maintaining the front line, but besides at a crucial shift. She stressed that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has a global dimension, and despite the fatigue of the war, there is simply a request to keep support that will affect not only Ukraine, but besides the full world, including the United States.
It is worth recalling that on Wednesday the Senate, the advanced home of the American Parliament, did not approve president Joe Biden's motion to grant Ukraine an additional $111 billion military aid package. Biden requested these measures to aid Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as to increase the safety of the confederate US border. Of this amount, 61 billion dollars was to be allocated to Ukraine. The president combined these targets in 1 package, but Republican opposition resulted in the suspension of these funds.
In consequence to PAP's questions on the consequence of partners, Jadwiga Emilewicz stressed that the U.S. administration is convinced of the request to proceed helping Ukraine. However, during the talks, 1 of the interviewers pointed to the request not only to “stand back” but besides to “separate Russia as far as possible”. The Deputy Minister reports that the conviction that the conflict must proceed is strong in the intellectual environment of the Republicans, although they are little likely to support Ukraine's economy.
Emilewicz confirmed that during the visit the issues of protest of Polish carriers on the Polish-Ukrainian border were besides discussed, explaining the causes and background of these actions to the Americans. In addition, there was talk about the upcoming changes in power in Poland, and the Deputy Minister assured that the country's east policy would stay unchanged, due to the existing cross-party consensus.
However, according to the Deputy Minister's report, American dignitaries expressed concerns about the future of strategical investments involving the United States. Attention was drawn to the continuation of arms purchases, the construction of atomic power plants and the improvement of the Central Communication Port.
Emilewicz stressed, referring to Donald Tusk's message that in the United States, the declarations "candidacy for Prime Minister saying that the atomic power plant would be, but possibly somewhere else". She explained that changing locations would mean long delays. In the context of the Central Communication Port, she pointed out that from Washington's position the CPK is not only seen as a commercial project, but besides "an crucial logistical and military component that is presently very needed in the region".
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