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Julia Davis: Kremlin Glee as US Dithers on Lifesaving Ukraine Aid
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House Speaker Mike Johnson visited ex-President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on April 12, purportedly to present a new Republican “election integrity” bill.
But pundits and experts on Russian state television watched Johnson’s pilgrimage with very different expectations. Appearing on that night’s broadcast of the flagship state TV show 60 Minutes, Dmitry Abzalov, Director of the Center for Strategic Communications, described it as “the most important day.”
He explained that Johnson’s trip would decide the future of US aid for Ukraine. A $95bn supplemental aid package, mostly for Kyiv, is stalled in the House of Representatives because Johnson has so far refused to allow a vote, seemingly at Trump’s behest. Its passage would be a serious setback for Russia.
Russia’s top propagandists have argued Russia has a friend in Johnson since his election as Speaker in October. At the time, 60 Minutes host Olga Skabeeva was thrilled.
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