US president Joe Biden has called on Congress to swiftly approve aid to Ukraine after it was left out of the deal that averted a US government shutdown on Saturday.
Agence France-Presse reports that Biden welcomed the agreement but said in a statement:
We cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted.
“I fully expect the speaker will keep his commitment to the people of Ukraine and secure passage of the support needed to help Ukraine at this critical moment,” Biden added, referring to the Republican House leader, Kevin McCarthy.
Lawmakers must now wrangle on a separate bill on $24bn in military assistance to Ukraine that Biden wanted in the budget, with a vote possible early next week, US media reported.
Hard-right Republicans had strongly opposed the inclusion of Ukraine aid in the deal, despite support for it from moderate Republicans including McCarthy.
Source: The Guardian
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