The approval of military assistance to Ukraine is supported by the majority in Congress, but a negative outcome of the vote cannot be ruled out.
US President Joe Biden stated this while answering questions from journalists about yesterday's meeting with members of Congress.
— I believe that the majority of members of Congress support aid to Ukraine. Question — would a small minority be able to block it, which would be a disaster, — noted the US President.
For his part, Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the US Congress, after adopting an interim budget, should begin to approve a package of additional funding for the national security, which includes military assistance to Ukraine.
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— Once Congress avoids a shutdown, my goal is for the Senate to move to additional national security action as quickly as possible. Our national security, our friends abroad and the future of democracy require nothing less, — he wrote on the social network X.
This is a two-tranche stopgap funding bill agreed to by the US Congress on January 15 to keep the federal government going in March and prevent a partial shutdown in January.
Recall that in October 2023, Biden sent a request to Congress to provide financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $61.4 billion for a year, as well as $14.3 billion to strengthen Israel’s defense. However, disputes regarding the allocation of these funds are still ongoing in Congress; in particular, they demanded a tightening of immigration policy.
On January 18, information appeared in the Western media that Biden is ready to make concessions on this issue in order to provide assistance to Ukraine.
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