In response to a Daily Caller investigation, the White House denied on Tuesday that President Joe Biden's administration had killed the possibility of a Ukraine ceasefire offer from Russia.
This was reported by Reuters citing three Russian intelligence sources. report Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested a ceasefire in Ukraine, but said the proposal was rejected by the Biden administration. The White House told the caller that the story came from a biased Russian perspective and insisted the ceasefire was never proposed by Russia or Putin. (Related: Tucker Carlson releases long-awaited interview with President Vladimir Putin)
The White House also told callers that Putin has no interest in ending the war in Ukraine and that Ukraine would take the lead in any negotiations.
Reuters reports that President Putin is seeking to freeze the conflict along current military lines, but is reluctant to cede Ukrainian territory currently controlled by Russia.
“Contacts with the American side have come to nothing,” a senior Russian source familiar with the talks, which took place from late 2023 to early 2024, told Reuters.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to reporters during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office of the White House on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
As the Ukraine war reaches its second year, U.S. lawmakers are debating an additional package that would continue funding to Ukraine and Israel while directing new funds to address the border crisis. The Senate passed a bill Tuesday morning allocating a total of $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The bill is currently before the House of Representatives, but its fate remains uncertain.
“Every time we spend critical resources in Ukraine, we make them unavailable for emergencies needed by the United States…Even now, we send weapons to Ukraine far faster than we can supply them. …Where are the anti-war forces left?'' said the bill's opponent, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio. Said before its passage.
According to the New York Times, as of December 12, 2023, the United States has provided more than $44 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the war with Russia began. report.
Biden: “Supporting this bill is standing up to President Putin, but opposing it is doing what President Putin wants.'' Said of the bill. “History is watching”
