The United States of America is making a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin when Congress has been unable to approve new funding for $60 billion in aid to Ukraine for several months. This was stated by US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference.


"Failure to provide aid to Ukraine is a gift to Putin," Harris emphasized.


According to her, if the United States turns its back on Ukraine and abandons its NATO allies, it will encourage not only Putin to "do more".


"History reminds us that if we stand aside when an aggressor attacks a neighbor and there is no punishment, he will continue. And in the case of Putin, the whole of Europe will be under threat. If we don't show Putin that the consequences will be significant, the whole world will be at risk," the vice president added.


Also, as Harris noted, without severe consequences for Russia, other authoritarian countries around the world "will be encouraged. They watch and do lessons.