US Congress approves $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine

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The Biden administration has announced an additional shipment to Ukraine of $100 million worth of military equipment. Zelensky appreciates the proposal and says it will serve to “restore peace and security in Ukraine, Europe and the world”.

Euskaraz irakurri: AEBko Kongresuak $40,000 million military laguntza eta humanitarian onartu du Ukrainarentzat

The United States Congress on Thursday approved the shipment to Ukraine of a package of economic, military and humanitarian aid worth $40 billion after the last Senate vote ended with 86 votes against 11.

The vote came a week later than expected, after the House of Representatives at the time approved the project over the fact that the Republican senator and avowed fiscal isolationist Rand Paul put down obstacles the case, prolonging the trial.

“We can’t save Ukraine” destroying the US economyprotested Paul, trying to negotiate the creation within the bill of the figure of a special inspector to monitor spending in Ukraine, just as it has in Afghanistan for the past decade, NBC reports.

Finally, no agreement was reached with the Democratic counterpart to adjust the project that came from the House of Representatives, which aims at a post of 9,000 million dollars. replenish stocks of military equipment that the United States has sent to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

An additional $4 billion will go to pay for European Command operations of US troops, while the rest of the billions go to food shortages, the effects of rising prices and humanitarian help

For his part, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyvalued the approval of the United States Senate and labeled the economic contribution as a “significant” aid to the “restoring peace and security” in Ukraine, Europe and the world”.

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Source: EITB

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