The United States House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill to help the kyiv regime this Saturday, valued at US$60.8 billionincluding US$23,000 million to replenish American arsenals. Joe BidenI declare that ”strongly supports this package”
The Supplemental Security Appropriations Act Ukraine was approved by legislators with 311 votes in favor and 112 against. Republican Dan Meuser voted absentee.
Following approval by the House of Representatives, the bill now goes to the Senate for a vote and will subsequently be sent to the US president for his signature. Once signed by Joe Biden, the initiative will come into force.
It should be noted that the President of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who presented the project, indicated that 80% of the funds in the new aid package will be allocated to replenishing US weapons and reserves:
- Some 23 billion dollars intended for spare parts for US weapons, arsenals and facilities.
- More of 11 billion dollars that would finance the current US military operations in the region.
- Nearly 14 billion dollars would help Ukraine purchase advanced weapons systems and other defense equipment.
It should be noted that the president of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who presented the project, indicated that 80% of the funds in the new aid package will be allocated to replenishing US weapons and reserves.
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden declared that ”strongly supports this package” and urged the Senate to approve it quickly: ”I will sign this law immediately to send a message to the world: We are with our friends and we will not let Iran or Russia succeed,” he claimed.
More projects with green light
In the same session, the Lower House also voted in favor of a complementary bill aimed at Indo-Pacific securitywhat includes $8.1 billion and whose objective is counter China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific region.
In addition, the green light was given to the bill that will allow allocating $26.4 billion in help to Israel.
Likewise, an initiative was approved that approves confiscation of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine. At the same time, according to the bill, the company that owns TikTok, ByteDance will have nine months to sell the social network, otherwise the application will be banned in American app stores.
Israel asks the US for more ammunition as tensions with Iran increase
Israel asked the United States more ammunition for tanks and military vehicles in the context of the escalating situation in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported.
The request was recently submitted and Joe Biden’s administration has, so far, not reviewed it, according to the agency. This request was made in the search for the Jewish State by replenish your reserves amid the war in Gaza and rising tensions with Iran.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives had introduced three separate bills on Wednesday for aid to Israel, Ukraine and their allies in the Indo-Pacific, which were approved this Saturday.
Assistance to the Hebrew country includes 5.2 billion of dollars for defensive weapons, of which 4,000 million are allocated to the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system and David’s Sling, which intercepts medium and long-range missiles, while the remaining 1,200 million will be for the Iron Beam anti-missile system.
Source: Ambito
