Volodymyr Zelensky can lastly breathe once more. On 20 April 2024, the US Home of Representatives voted in favour of the American help plan for Ukraine. The textual content, which additionally contains monetary help for Israel, American allies within the Indo-Pacific area and, to a lesser extent, civilians in battle zones, supplies for 57 billion euro value of help to Kiev. It will embody funding for the coaching and operation of the Ukrainian military, in addition to provides of apparatus, and cooperation between the American and Ukrainian intelligence companies.
The vote on the help programmes adopted months of debate between Democrats and Republicans, with the ultimate settlement together with various concessions to the conservatives on the battle towards drug trafficking and overseas affect. The textual content was then validated by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden. This could reassure Kiev, at a time when a number of influential voices are warning of a doable defeat for Ukraine this yr.
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