Aid to Ukraine is unlikely to be approved in 2023: the Senate shared a pessimistic forecast

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< strong _ngcontent-sc90>The US Senate deliberately stayed open for a week to vote on $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. However, presumably, the bill will not be supported in 2023.

On December 6, the US Senate blocked consideration of a bill to allocate an aid package to American allies, in including Ukraine, due to the dispute between Democrats and Republicans.

Aid will not be accepted in 2023

Later, the Senate decided to postpone the Christmas recess in order to resolve the “stumbling block” between Republicans and Democrats and unblock the vote on aid to Ukraine. In turn, the House of Representatives refused to continue its work.

It is known that on December 18, senators will meet again to vote on the presidential bill. Democratic Majority Leader in the US Senate Chuck Schumer hoped that by this time it would be possible to reach some kind of interim agreement on the border with Mexico.

However, according to media reports, Democrats and Republicans have still not been able to reach a consensus on this issue.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that the Senate is still far from making a decision on a package of military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He believes that voting for him will not take place this year. The package will probably be accepted next year.

I talked to the people at the White House negotiating table five days ago… We didn't even come close to the agreement. It will be concluded next year,” the senator said.

Previously, Joe Biden said that he was ready to make concessions on border measures in order to accept assistance to Ukraine and Israel.

The United States has almost no funds left to finance assistance to Ukraine

• In the fall, Biden introduced a proposal for an additional package of funding for allies, in particular, Ukraine and Israel.
• New Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson advocated sharing aid to Israel and Ukraine.
• In December, the Biden administration called on Congress to quickly pass a general aid package, because there were almost no funds left for Ukraine.
• Biden stated that the United States will not be able to supply weapons to Ukraine without Congress accepting funding.
• Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba expressed confidence that assistance for Ukraine will definitely be accepted. He cannot say for sure whether this will happen before Christmas or as early as January 2024. The diplomat pointed out an interesting trend. Americans no longer argue over whether Ukraine should receive funding. The main debate is around the southern border.