US weapon aid package of $61 billion for Ukraine

US weapon aid package of $61 billion for Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: 155mm artillery shells are packed for shipping at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

On Tuesday, the US Senate has approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine to deliver new arms supplies to zone of conflict. This approval was accompanied by commitment of President’s Joe Biden, this was done due to Russia’s advances on the battlefield. This approval is followed by the House of Representatives’ earlier clearance of the measure which was constituted a portion of a substantial $95 billion package to allies such as Israel and Taiwan. It’s an important point of time in the Russia-Ukraine war. This approval was linked broad bipartisan backing.

“Make no mistake, America will deliver on its promise to act like a leader on the world stage, to hold the line against autocratic thugs like Vladimir Putin,” he continued. “We are showing Putin that betting against America is always, always a grave mistake.”

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the US Senate for the aid, saying: “I thank Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for their strong leadership in advancing this bipartisan legislation, as well as all US senators on both sides of the aisle who voted in favour of it,” he posted on social media minutes after the bill passed.