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In the US, Congress is in chaos after a small group of Republicans launched a move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Uncertainty now looms over who will replace him.<\/p>\n
Before his ousting, he was able to fund a short-term spending bill to keep the US government from shutting down – that bill, however, didn\u2019t include $6 billion (\u00a3 4.93 billion) in funding earmarked for Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Mr. Tsivkach argued that Ukraine was not only fighting for its right to exist but for Democracy around the world citing the \u201caxis of evil\u201d Putin had surrounded himself with.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWe are certain that Democracy will prevail on our frontlines but also throughout the world. We will jointly manage to fight against this axis of evil because, as you can see, Russia has been joined by some very undemocratic countries that have been under sanctions for many years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we are talking about the war in Ukraine, we need to look at this from a global perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Disobedient Russian troops sent to frontline as ‘human shields’ in suicide squad[REPORT] <\/strong><\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n After launching his war in Ukraine and becoming entrenched as a global pariah, Putin turned to countries which have been deemed \u201crogue states\u201d by pundits.<\/p>\n Already a close ally of the dictatorial Assad regime in Syria, Russia turned to mutual ally Iran for military hardware, including the Shahed-136 drones which it uses almost daily to attack Ukrainian military and civilian targets.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, North Korean despot Kim Jong-un met with Putin presumably to trade Russian weapons and ammunition for aid and technology.<\/p>\n As Russia befriends the West\u2019s enemies, it remains to be seen how the chaos in Congress will pan out and how it will affect US aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Vladimir-Putin-Ukraine-war-US-support-4994146.jpg?r=1696430578148\")
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