The US Senate today approved $12 billion in new economic and military aid for Ukraine as a stopgap extension of the federal budget into December.
The measure includes $3 billion for arms, supplies and salaries for Ukraine’s military. The decision authorizes President Joe Biden to direct the US Defense Department to take $3.7 billion worth of its own weapons and materiel and send them to Ukraine.
The US will also provides $4.5 billion for Kyiv to keep the country’s finances stable and keep the government running, providing services to the Ukrainian people.
Importantly, the US Secretary of State Blinken announced just $10 million for flood relief in Pakistan while the US Senate approved $12 billion for Ukraine to continue its war with Russia _ it reflects the war phobia of the United States.
The US Senate decision comes as Russia plans to declare the annexation of parts of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops.
“Seven months since the conflict began, it’s crystal clear that American assistance has gone a long way to helping the Ukrainian people resist Putin’s evil, vicious aggression,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The Ukraine aid is part of a short-term extension of the federal budget, which is to expire at the end of the fiscal year on September 30 without the parties in Congress having agreed to a full-year allocation for fiscal 2022-23.
