Approval of new aid to Ukraine and Israel in the US House of Representatives.
US House of Representatives lawmakers on Saturday passed an $87 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel, in a widely bipartisan vote, overcoming opposition over funding differences.
Based on this report, Al-Mayadeen reported that the representatives of the US Congress approved the $60.84 billion aid bill from Washington to Kyiv.
The American legislators finally approved the aid of 60.84 billion dollars to Ukraine with 311 votes in favor and 112 votes against.
According to news sources, the bill will now be sent to the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, where it will most likely be approved by allies of the Joe Biden administration.
It should be noted that this plan had been undecided for months due to the strong opposition of some Republican legislators in Congress.
On the other hand, some reports from news sources on the sidelines of the approval of this controversial financial aid indicate that following the disputes over the financial aid to Ukraine, a group of Republicans in the US House of Representatives announced that they would remove the plan to remove Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, due to his performance. In connection with the aid bill to Ukraine, they have keyed.
Also, Al Jazeera news channel announced in another news that the House of Representatives voted 366 votes in favor and 58 votes against the financial support bill for Israel worth 26.4 billion dollars.
While the president of Ukraine has repeatedly asked his Western allies for financial aid and ammunition against the Russian army, this plan was first requested by Biden exactly six months ago to approve this plan in Congress to put Ukraine on the battlefield against Russia. help.
It should be noted that these aids will mean the provision of artillery ammunition and air defense missiles. The Kyiv government, which desperately needs these aids, has repeatedly asked the US Congress to approve them because these aids are a matter of life and death for Ukraine.