The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after months of tough negotiations and amid growing political divisions and anger in the Republican Party over America’s role abroad. .
The vote on the US$60 billion package for Ukraine came after a small group of Republicans objected in the Senate.
Lawmakers who objected in the final hours of the debate said the US should focus on its own problems before sending more money abroad but more than a dozen Republicans voted with almost all Democrats to pass the package.
Supporters argued that abandoning Ukraine could embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and threaten national security around the world.
The aid package was passed by 70 votes to 29.
“It has been years, maybe decades, since the Senate has passed a bill that threatens not only our national security, not only our “It has a huge impact on the security of allies, but also on the security of Western democracies.”
The aid package includes aid to Ukraine, as well as US$14 billion for Israel’s war against Hamas, US$8 billion for Taiwan and partners in the Indo-Pacific to counter China, and humanitarian aid for Gaza. It has been said that 9.2 billion US dollars will be given.
It is noteworthy that the Gaza Strip wants an immediate ceasefire on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and wants a solution under the Two State Theory and for this, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken has visited the Middle East several times, but on the other hand Allowing Israel to buy billions of dollars of ammunition.