Congressional aid bill for Ukraine directs Biden to transfer ATACMS missiles to Ukraine
A new separate bill on assistance to Ukraine involves the supply of ATACMS missiles.
The document, upon entry into force, instructs US President Joe Biden to “transfer ATACMS to the Ukrainian government to help defend itself.”
The bulk of the funds will go to replenish US military supplies
As Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson stated in an interview with the TV channel CNNthe bulk of the financial assistance that could be allocated to Kyiv if the bill is adopted will be spent on replenishing the US’s own military reserves.
In this package, 80 percent of spending on Ukraine will be to replenish American weapons and stockpiles. This is very important to our own American industrial and defense base. And this will be a very important part [законопроекта]
According to the legislator, other changes were also made to the document.
Any assistance that goes towards helping the government [Украины], converted into credit. Many people said that it was very important that we implemented this
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Congressmen drafted three separate relief packages
On Wednesday, April 17, the US House of Representatives introduced three separate aid packages for other countries, including Ukraine, Israel and allies in Asia.
The document provides for the allocation of 61 billion dollars to Kyiv, of which 23 billion are intended to replenish military arsenals within the United States itself.
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11.3 billion of them are allocated to “ongoing US military operations in the region.” Another 13.8 billion will be spent on the purchase of weapons and defense products, as well as related services.
According to the bills, Washington would also send $8.12 billion to aid Taiwan and counter “Chinese efforts in the Indo-Pacific region,” as well as provide $26.38 billion in aid to Israel.
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Biden has already promised to sign the documents
US President Joe Biden has already promised that he will sign bills to help Ukraine, Israel and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. He called on Congress to approve them this week so that the Senate would “quickly follow” him.
The final vote on the bill is scheduled for April 20. However, as the Associated Press (AP) wrote, Congress will not have time to make a decision on separate aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan until April 19 before the start of the congressional recess. The delay in passing the bill is caused by the desire of the radical wing of the Republican Party to increase funding for the fight against illegal migration.
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