House Speaker Johnson poised to back new Ukraine aid package as Kyiv runs dry again

House Speaker Johnson poised to back new Ukraine aid package as Kyiv runs dry again

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to endorse another major U.S.-Ukraine funding agreement after previously overriding party opposition to approve a $61 billion package for Kyiv.
The previous $113 billion in American assistance has been fully exhausted, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr  Zelensky to seek fresh funding for his war efforts.
House Democrats executed a rare discharge petition signed by all 215 Democrats and two Republicans to force a vote on the Ukraine Support Act, which allocates over $15 billion in aid.
The Ukraine Support Act includes $6 billion for military assistance, $900 million for refugee support, and $8.7 billion for economic stabilization and anti-trafficking.
The push for more funding faces an uphill climb in the Senate, and Russia continues making gradual progress in seizing control of the Donbas region.

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