The US House of Representatives will vote on financial assistance to Ukraine after the Easter holidays. Such conviction on the air CNN expressed New York Republican Mike Lawler.
According to him, approval of assistance to Kyiv is “critically important for our allies.”
“We are the leader of the free world, and we cannot shirk our duty to support and protect democracies around the world,” the politician said.
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He confirmed that he and his House colleagues are pushing a petition to remove Mike Johnson as speaker to allow a vote on their bill, which combines funding for Ukraine and border security.
“But I hope that the Speaker will bring forward the bill, or a modified version of the bill, so that we can once and for all ensure that our allies get the help and support they need,” Lawler concluded.
US assistance to Ukraine – latest news
Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner said that Speaker Mike Johnson promised to table aid to Ukraine after the Easter holidays.
According to Turner, the issue of assistance to Kyiv will be first on the agenda.
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Earlier, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky had a conversation with Speaker Johnson. Among other things, the conversation concerned Kyiv’s support in the confrontation with the Russian Federation.
As Zelensky said, in this situation, the quick passage of aid for Ukraine by Congress is critically important.
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