The US Senate delayed the start of the holiday break in order to vote on a bill providing support for Ukraine.
Source: “European truth” with reference to Reuters
Details: Representatives of Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate continued negotiations on Thursday to agree on positions on approving additional aid to Ukraine and Israel and strengthening border security measures.
“We’re making progress and the White House is involved, which is good. It’s encouraging,” Sen. John Thune, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, told reporters.
As you know, the White House’s request for additional funding, which provides for a total of about $61 billion to be allocated to Ukraine for military and macro-financial assistance, has been stuck in the US Congress for more than two months.
Any agreement in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats by 51 votes, would also have to be approved by the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives (221 to 213 majority).
Legislators of the lower house of Congress left Washington on Thursdayto begin the holiday break, making it impossible to accept aid before Christmas.
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2023-12-14 21:36:32
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