The long-awaited vote on a critical $61 billion (£49 billion) aid package comes as Kyiv faces a weapons shortage in its fight against Russia. Supporters in the House cheered and waved Ukrainian flags while the speaker called for order.
The Ukraine vote will be closely watched in Kyiv, which has warned of the urgent need for fresh support from its allies as Russia makes steady gains on the battlefield. Mr Johnson's foreign aid proposal provides $60.
CIA Director Bill Burns on Thursday warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year.
The Pentagon is preparing to rush critical ammunition and air defenses to Ukraine in the coming days, delivering a lifeline to frontline forces battered by Russian bombs and demoralized by congressional inaction.
With overwhelming support, the House approved the Ukraine portion, a $61 billion aid package. Some lawmakers cheered, waiving blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine.
After months of bitter wrangling, the House of Representatives passed a bill to appropriate $61bn to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia. It also passed three other bills: one to help Israel; one to deter China from attacking Taiwan;
House lawmakers in both parties joined forces Saturday to send a massive package of foreign aid to the Senate, ending a long and bitter stalemate over the fate of the legislation and all but ensuring the delivery of billions of dollars in new help to embattled allies across the globe.
The Ukraine vote will be closely watched in Kyiv, which has warned of an urgent need for fresh support from its allies as Russia makes steady gains on the battlefield. If the House passes the bills, the Senate may approve the package as soon as this weekend.
While the White House obsesses over Mideast crises, most European leaders are watching worriedly as the Kremlin takes advantage of Ukraine’s shortages.
The House of Representatives finally passed aid for Ukraine on Saturday in a move that could threaten Speaker Mike Johnson ’s political future. Members voted 311-112 to pass the $60.8bn package, which the Senate had previously passed.
The director of the CIA warned Thursday there is a "real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024," in its war against Russia. William Burns, speaking in Dallas at the George W.
The official number of children confirmed kidnapped from Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s regime is 20,000, but Moscow has bragged that their forces have trafficked over 700,000 Ukrainian children. Think about that.
The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days once Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns said this past week, warning that without additional aid from the U.
With all eyes of Ukraine on tomorrow’s House vote on $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Kyiv’s drone army is bowing to political realities, shifting focus to Russian military targets from Russian oil refineries.
The US House of Representatives has approved the vital bill to provide Ukraine with military aid. Source: European Pravda Details: 311 members of the House of Representatives voted in favour of the bill,
STORY: With warmer weather setting in, Kyiv, which is lobbying Washington to release the delayed aid package amid shortages of men and ammunition, fears Russia is preparing a major offensive across the more than 1,
The US House of Representatives voted on 19 April to bring the long-awaited Ukraine aid bill to the floor. Source: European Pravda Details: A total of 316 members of the lower house of the US Congress voted in favour of the bill,
If the United States does not approve assistance to Ukraine now, Kyiv may lose the war by the end of 2024, said CIA Director William Burns, Politico reported on April 18.