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.
Does Congress support
— 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.
What are the threats if the US does not provide assistance to Ukraine
The White House called the meeting between US President Joe Biden and Republican congressmen productive. White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton said negotiations were moving in the right direction.
— From the lessons of history, we know that dictators do not stop when they are left to their own devices and uncontrolled. The President conveyed a sense of urgency at stake for NATO partners in the region. Of course, we don't want our own troops to find themselves in a situation where they have to be brought into the battlefield, — Dalton stated.
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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