the white house has maintained over the course of all this time that it is urgent and necessary for ukraine oftentimes, when president biden you come out to talk about the necessity of these funds for ukraine as well as other national security priorities he would frame it as a national security priority, noting that they cannot see any ground to russia. and in an op-ed this week in the wall street journal, president biden called it a pivotal moment in a statement yesterday from the white house office of management and budget. they echo that saying, quote, passing this legislation would send a powerful message about the strength of american leadership at a pivotal moment, the administrative and urges both chambers of the congress to quickly send this supplemental funding package to the president's desk now it's important there that they note the strength of american leadership because over the last several months, what we've also seen is a recurring topic of discussion in the president's conversations with world leaders in which he has a firm that the us will stand by