A Republican senator tries to tie military aid to Ukraine to Nato members’ defence spending. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday against an effort to tie military aid to Ukraine to Nato members’ defence spending, despite 13 Republicans backing the bid from Republican Senator Mike Lee to restrict US aid to Ukraine.
The amendment would have required that only 2 per cent of the funds made available for Ukraine by the Department of Defence during fiscal 2024 be obligated or expended until every member of the Nato alliance spends at least 2 per cent of their gross domestic product on defence. Republicans in the House of Representatives offered amendments to cut Ukraine aid when the Republican-led chamber considered its version of the NDAA last week. Those amendments were also defeated.
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