US EditionUkraine aid left out of government funding package, raising questions about future US support
- The war between Russia and Ukraine has made it increasingly difficult to secure approval for Ukraine assistance in Congress, as demonstrated by the vote to strip $300 million from a defense spending bill for Ukrainian soldiers and weapons.
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy recently excluded additional aid for Ukraine from a government funding measure, raising concerns about meeting Ukraine's urgent requirements for defense against Russia's impending winter offensive.
- The lack of additional funding for Ukraine has raised alarms within the Pentagon and drawn frustration from politicians who worry that Russia is gaining an advantage in the war.
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Government funding package drops Ukraine aid, raising questions about future support
President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress.
Ukraine aid was dropped from government funding bill. What does that mean about future U.S. support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, speaks briefly to the media after meeting with members of Congress, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. | AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open exclud…
Ukraine aid dropped from government funding bill. That raises questions about future U.S. support
Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden’s request for more security assistance for the war-torn nation
Ukraine aid dropped from funding bill. What happens to future US support?
Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden’s request to provide more security assistance to the war-torn nation.Still, many lawmakers acknowledge that winning approval for Ukraine assistance in Congress is growing more difficult as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on. Republican resistance to the aid has been gaining momentum in the halls of Co…
Ukraine aid is dropped from government funding bill. That raises questions about future US support
Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Ukraine should not be deterred, and that aid can be approved by other means. "Neither our friends nor our enemies should look at this as being some change in the United States' commitment to Ukraine," Risch said.
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