Additional aid to Ukraine to be considered separately from Pentagon's budget
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote separately on allocating funds for Ukraine (Photo: Getty Images)
The U.S. House of Representatives will separately vote on allocating $300 million in aid to Ukraine, according to The Hill.
In the U.S. Congress, lawmakers are debating the approval of budget legislation. If budget resolutions are not approved by the end of the week, the U.S. government will partially shut down.
The issue of aid to Ukraine
One of the most discussed issues among lawmakers is assistance to Ukraine. After lengthy discussions, Republicans in the House of Representatives Committee on Rules agreed on a separate vote regarding an additional $300 million in military aid to Ukraine.
Previously, this spending category - the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative - for training Ukrainian military personnel and acquiring weapons, was supposed to be part of a bill allocating funds for the Pentagon.
However, during an urgently convened evening meeting on Wednesday, representatives of the Republican Party, who hold 221 seats in the House of Representatives compared to 212 for the Democrats, decided to vote on it separately.
For more details on the threat of a shutdown, you can read RBC-Ukraine's material.
Aid to Ukraine
Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve additional spending of approximately $40 billion, including $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs to continue supporting us in the fight against Russian invaders. This request has received bipartisan support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, the White House and the U.S. State Department expressed confidence in bipartisan support for Ukraine in Congres
