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| US Senate unveils new bill with $60bn for Ukraine | US Senate unveils new bill with $60bn for Ukraine |
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| Kiev may get three times more cash than allocated for US border security | Kiev may get three times more cash than allocated for US border security |
| The United States Senate released the text of the long-awaited national security supplemental that pairs provisions for tougher border security with foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday. The initial vote on the legislation is expected by midweek. | The United States Senate released the text of the long-awaited national security supplemental that pairs provisions for tougher border security with foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday. The initial vote on the legislation is expected by midweek. |
| Out of the $118 billion package, some $60 billion is allocated for military aid to Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, and $4.8 billion to support Washington's Indo-Pacific “partners” amid tensions with China. | |
| Further $10 billion will go towards humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza, the West Bank and Ukraine. | |
| The cost of the border policy changes comes to $20 billion which would cover transportation for deportation, shelters and more than 4,000 new asylum officers. | |
| President Biden immediately expressed his “strong support” for the legislation in a statement released on Sunday, claiming that the agreement was reached “on a bipartisan national security deal that includes the toughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades.” | |
| The US leader specifically emphasized two “important priorities” that would allow the United States and partners “to continue our vital work,” referring to aid for Ukraine and Israel, urging the Congress to “swiftly pass” the bill. | |
| President Biden has been struggling for months to garner support for a $60 billion military aid package to Ukraine as part of a wider national security supplemental. However, it remains unclear if the newly negotiated border measures will be enough to convince the Republican critics and not drive away progressive Democrats. | |
| The speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, had previously called the Senate proposal “dead of arrival,” but in a Friday interview with Fox Business noted “the devil’s in the details” and he is “not prejudging anything.” Johnson also announced a House vote on a separate “clean” package of aid for Israel, but the White House repeatedly indicated that it’s all or nothing for Biden who promised to veto a standalone bill. | |
| While US lawmakers are entangled in negotiations over the new security supplement, EU leaders last week signed off on a €50 billion ($54 billion) support package to Kiev “within the EU budget.” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who originally vetoed the proposal arguing that Brussels has no idea how the monies will be spent, was reportedly “blackmailed” into accepting the deal. |