Volodymyr Zelensky praised the United States Senate on Wednesday for approving $61 billion in military and economic aid for his country. “I thank Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Party Leader Mitch McConnell for their strong leadership in advancing this bipartisan legislation, as well as all U.S. Senators from both sides who voted in favor of it,” he said. he wrote on social networks shortly after the adoption of the gigantic assistance package.
“I also appreciate President Biden’s support and hope that the bill will be signed soon and that the next military aid package will match the resolve I have always seen in our negotiations,” he said. added the Ukrainian president. According to him, “Ukraine’s long-range capabilities, artillery and air defense are essential tools to restore a just peace more quickly.”
Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States would “start sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week”, after Congress voted for highly anticipated aid from kyiv. “I will sign this bill and address the American people as soon as it arrives on my desk tomorrow,” he said in a White House statement.
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Last night, white smoke in Washington particularly pleased kyiv. The United States has in fact adopted a gigantic package of military and economic assistance for Ukraine, the result of months of extremely tense negotiations in Congress. While the situation is complicated on the battlefield against Russia, 61 billion dollars will be devoted to the war in Ukraine. American military assistance, interrupted for several weeks, should therefore resume almost immediately. This plan also authorizes Joe Biden to confiscate and sell Russian assets so that they can be used to finance reconstruction. A large part of the funds will also be used to replenish the stocks of the American army and will return to arms factories in the United States.
