WASHINGTON, 02 May 2022, (TON): US lawmakers are working on a request sent by US President Joe Biden for additional funds to help Ukraine.
This is stated in a statement by Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, released on Sunday after her visit to Kyiv.
Pelosi, who represents the Democratic Party and holds the third-highest position in the US government hierarchy, met earlier in the day with a group of US lawmakers with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to her “the delegation assured the Ukrainian side that additional American support is already on the way.”
Pelosi said in a statement “congressmen are working to ensure that “President Biden’s request for significant funding is translated into a package of legislative initiatives.”
According to the speaker “her trip to Kyiv was to demonstrate that the United States firmly supports Ukraine.”