Washington: With clear support in the US House of Representatives, Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan have approved a $95 billion aid package for security cooperation.
According to the report of the foreign news agency Reuters, the US House of Representatives has approved a $95 billion package for security cooperation to the three countries, while strong objections were raised by hardline Republican members.
$26 billion will be provided to Israel, including $9.1 billion for humanitarian needs, $60.84 billion to Ukraine, including $23 billion for US weapons, stocks and installations.
$8.12 billion is part of the package for US allies in the Asia-Pacific, including Taiwan.
After the approval of the House of Representatives, the said bill will go to the Senate, where similar measures have been approved more than two months ago.
The report stated that US leaders, including Democratic President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, have been urging Senate Republican Speaker Mike Johnson to submit the bill to the House for a vote.
The aid package bill is expected to pass in the Senate next week, after which it will become law with President Joe Biden’s signature.
A dozen members or Democratic lawmakers held Ukrainian flags as the bill was passed in the House, while Speaker Mike Johnson told lawmakers it was a breach of decorum.
The report said the unusual four-point package included funding for Israel, security cooperation for Taiwan, alliances in the Asia-Pacific and measures including sanctions, a threat to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok and the possible transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine. Is.
Earlier, the White House said in a statement yesterday that the eyes of the world are on Congress to see what it decides, the approval of the law will send a coherent message to the world regarding the strengthening of American leadership at an important time.
The administration urged both houses of Congress to immediately send the funding package to the president for signature, the statement said.
Hard-line Republicans in the House of Representatives have strongly opposed providing more aid to Ukraine, saying it would only add to the strain on the US economy.
The Republicans also threatened to oust Speaker Johnson, who was elected in October 2023 after Kevin McCarthy was ousted by hard-line members of the party.
