Separate examination of the aid bill to Ukraine and Israel in the US Congress

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Interfax” news agency, “Mike Johnson”, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, announced that the issue of providing additional aid to Ukraine will be considered in the US Congress in the form of a separate package.

Johnson wrote on his page on the X social network (formerly Twitter) this morning, Tuesday: “This week we will consider separate bills with a structured and appropriate amendment process. These packages include allocating necessary funds to provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, which this time each of them will be examined separately.”

In this regard, Punchbowl mentioned that the need for this method to provide the funds needed by Israel is due to the recent attack by Iran, and Tel Aviv authorities need more funds to defend themselves, and for this reason, the US House of Representatives approved the aid package. It does not mention Ukraine, which is not of much interest in the current situation.

This publication writes: This decision may indicate that all hopes of helping Ukraine and benefiting from it have been lost. Of course, at the same time, Johnson has assured the White House that he will fully support Ukraine. However, providing an aid package to Ukraine and Israel could lead to Johnson’s removal from power. If Johnson raises the issue of the Senate-passed package, which includes more than $60 billion for Ukraine, it will likely lead to a motion to remove him from office and could lead to the end of his term as chairman of the House of Representatives. /p>

Mike Johnson promised yesterday that the Ukraine aid bill could be considered in the House of Representatives next week, but emerging divisions over the bipartisan bill could Prevent this.

Previously, the Pentagon stated that supporting Ukraine is a profitable investment in the future that should pay off. In addition, Celeste Wallander, the US Secretary of Defense’s adviser on international security affairs, said that if Congress approves a new aid package to Ukraine, the US government could send ammunition in the very near future, literally within a week or two. start

In mid-March, the White House released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. The Joe Biden administration asked Congress to approve a request for $61.4 billion in aid to Ukraine. Total US defense spending in 2025 should be $850 billion, which is $34 billion more than the amount approved in the country’s 2024 budget.