The U.S. legislature did not approve any aid package for Ukraine after the election of the fresh talker of the home of Representatives Mike Johnson on 25 October, and the date of consideration of the fund act for Kiev has not yet been approved.
Earlier, U.S. president Joe Biden demanded $ 106 billion to aid Israel and Ukraine, but did not receive unequivocal support in Congress. The home of Representatives, in which the majority have Republicans, voted to grant aid only to Israel, but the Senate, controlled by Democrats, blocked this initiative. The proposal requires approval by both chambers of legislature and then the president's signature. Meanwhile, the administration admitted that funds previously allocated to aid to Kiev are moving out, so arms packages sent to Ukraine are besides decreasing.
Meanwhile, while visiting Kiev, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced another $100 million aid package, but this package is part of previously approved funds.
"There is no way to circumvent simple arithmetic: if there is no backing for arms transportation to Ukraine, we simply will not be able to proceed arms supply," said Jake Sullivan, US President's National safety Advisor at the Monday briefing.
According to NBC News, the Democrats and Republican parties tried to agree positions on Biden's request for additional support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but these talks broke down due to the fact that the parties could not scope an agreement on Republican demands to tighten immigration rules.
The president of the home of Representatives Johnson responded to the White House's call to velocity up the approval of assistance for Kiev, saying that he had not received a consequence to his concerns about the strategy for Ukraine and that the Republicans wanted to process the application only with border safety funds.
If legislature fails to scope an agreement on assistance to Ukraine now, it will gotta do so after the Christmas break, which will start on December 14 for congressmen and December 15 for senators. The home of Representatives will resume its session on 9 January and the legislature on 8 January.
Johnson, who holds the 3rd most crucial position in the hierarchy of the U.S. government and decides on the order of examination of draft laws in the House, met with criticism from the pro-Ukrainian Republicans before his election due to his position on the support of Kiev in the conflict with Moscow. In the ranking of American legislators created by a conservative Republican group for Ukraine and updated on the basis of votes and statements on Ukraine, Johnson received the lowest possible score of 1 in a five-step scale.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate, in which Democrats have a majority, may not vote on Biden's request for a package of assistance to Ukraine and Israel and another national safety objectives at the earliest until 11 December, although the vote may be delayed due to disagreements between legislators, Bloomberg stated. Democratic leader in the legislature Chuck Schumer announced on Monday that he had submitted a motion to plan a vote on the President's request to increase funds for national security, including support for Ukraine.
Under the established legislature procedure, after the debate, Senators have up to 30 hours to review the bill before it is put to the vote. So the legislature can vote on the bill at the earliest on Wednesday, December 6.
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The U.S. legislature after the election of the fresh announcer did not approve a single aid package for Ukraine:
