The Bill was passed easily after months of delay.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law on April 24 that provides billions of dollars of new US aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress.
The largest Bill provides US$61 billion in critically needed funding for Ukraine; a second provides US$26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones around the world, and a third mandates US$8.12 billion to “counter communist China” in the Indo-Pacific., measures for the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine, and new sanctions on Iran.for Ukraine, the first sourced from the Bill, two US officials told Reuters.
The aid package could be the last approved for Ukraine until after elections in November, when the White House, House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate are up for grabs. It was not immediately clear how the money for Israel would affect the conflict in Gaza. Israel already receives billions of dollars in annual US security assistance, but it more recently has faced its first direct aerial attack by Iran.
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