BidenwillingtopersonallydiscussUkraineaidwithtopHouseRepublican_GuangmingOnlineWASHINGTON,Feb.19(Xinhua)--U.S.PresidentJoeBidensaidMondaythatheiswillingtomeetwithHouseSpeakerMikeJohnsoninordertosecurethelong-awaitedpassageofabillthatcontainsfundingfortheprovisionofadditionalarmstoUkraine."Sure,I'dbehappytomeetwithhimifhehasanythingtosay,"BidentoldreportersashereturnedtotheWhiteHousefromDelaware,wherehespenttheweekend.ThepresidentsaidHouseGOPmembers,ledbyJohnson,are"makingabigmistakebynotresponding"totherepeatedcallsfromtheWhiteHousethattheyshouldapprovetheadministration'ssupplementalbudgetrequestandmeetUkraine'surgentneedforresupplyofammunitioninitsconflictwithRussia."Thewaythey'rewalkingawayfromthethreatofRussia,theywaythey'rewalkingawayfromNATO,thewaythey'rewalkingawayfrommeetingourobligations.It'sjustshocking.I'veneverseenanythinglikeit,"Bidensaid.Johnson,who'sbeenwithholdingavoteinhischamberonaSenate-passednationalsecurityspendingbillinordertosqueezeoutDemocrats'compromiseallowingsignificantupgradestobordersecurity,toldreporterslastweekthathehadbeenrequestingameetingwithBiden"forweeks.""AmonthI'vebeenaskingtositdownwiththepresidenttotalkabouttheborderandtalkaboutnationalsecurity,andthatmeetinghasnotbeengranted,"Johnsonsaid."AndI'mgoingtocontinuetoinsistonthat,becausethey'reveryseriousissuesthatneedtobeaddressed.AndiftheSpeakeroftheHousecan'tmeetwiththepresidentoftheUnitedStates,that'saproblem."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.