US House inches closer to vote over aid to Ukraine and Israel

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17 April 2024 at 4:05 pm·1-min read

The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday announced a weekend vote on massive new military aid including some $61 billion in long-delayed support for Ukraine, as well as billions for Israel and Taiwan.

The vote -- set for Saturday -- could finally get much-needed help to outgunned Ukrainian forces as they battle Russian invaders, and President Joe Biden swiftly called for Congress to pass it.

If it does, "I will sign this into law immediately to send a message to the world: We stand with our friends, and we won't let Iran or Russia succeed," he said in a White House statement.

But the vote also sets up a showdown with House Speaker Mike Johnson's own far-right wing, which for months has been steered by Donald Trump into blocking aid to Kyiv.

That includes $9.2 billion in humanitarian aid for civilian-packed Gaza, which had been a key requirement for Democrats.

Johnson had refused to let that $95 billion package through, as Republicans wrangled over Biden's immigration policies.

(AFP)

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