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Dec. 6 2023 23:54 – Updated 6 Dec. 2023 23:54
Republicans in the US Senate have stopped a proposal for emergency aid to Ukraine and Israel, because an attachment on immigration reform has been removed.
Conservative senators had demanded that immigration reform be part of the resolution. As it has been removed, they voted not to proceed with the $106 billion relief package. The amount corresponds to around NOK 1,140 billion.
The rejection of the emergency aid package is a significant defeat for President Joe Biden. He has warned Congress and said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not give up on victory in Ukraine, but may go so far as to attack a NATO country.
Before there was an abrupt stop in the Senate, Biden said that new appropriations to support Ukraine could not wait.
– Congress must approve an additional grant before the holidays, he says. If that does not happen, there is a risk that Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive “the greatest gift”, according to Biden.
2023-12-06 22:54:10
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