Cameron urges US to pass UKR aid,..agnst repeating ‘weakness..agnst Hitler’

Source: The Hill | February 14, 2024 | Sarah Fortinsky

Cameron urges US to pass Ukraine aid, warns against repeating ‘weakness displayed against Hitler’

U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron issued a stark warning to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, urging swift passage of the Senate-passed Ukraine aid package that now faces an uphill battle as the legislation heads to the Republican-controlled House.

In an op-ed in The Hill on Wednesday, Cameron, the former U.K. prime minister, underscored the stakes in the Russian-led war against Ukraine and stressed the importance of defeating Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Now, we face a choice. A simple test,” Cameron wrote. “On the one side is Putin, hoping to enlarge his empire simply by outlasting the West. He believes we are weak. He believes he can get away with the most shocking act of national aggression we have seen in our lifetimes.”

“On the other side are all of us. We have the resources, the economic might, the expertise. Our economic strength outweighs Russia’s by a factor of around 25 to one. They are having to turn to Pyongyang for help. All we need to do is make our strength pay. The question is: Do we have the will?” Cameron continued.

Cameron’s plea comes as support for Ukraine aid has begun to wane particularly among GOP lawmakers, who have begun to embrace more isolationist tendencies in recent years.

The Senate passed a foreign aid package that included what national security officials have described as essential foreign aid for Ukraine. Most Democrats supported the bill, and less than half of Republicans did.

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