US Congress sees a “chance” for new aid to Ukraine

The U.S. Senate sees a “chance” to approve additional funding for Ukraine for 2025. They want to do this before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Hill.

Senator Tim Kaine, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that there is a chance to approve additional funding for Ukraine before Trump returns.

Kaine warned that a Senate-approved package would likely face a major hurdle in the House of Representatives, where more and more Republicans are opposed to additional aid to Ukraine.

“Chance, chance - I mean, I'm not talking about probability, I'm talking about chance... At the end of the year, there's going to be a fight over all sorts of priorities, and just knowing the current composition of the Senate, the Senate has a chance, but the House is going to be tough,” the senator said.

Kaine believes that the likely way to increase funding will be as part of an appropriations bill. However, Republicans in the Senate are unlikely to increase funding for Ukraine.

At the same time, Senator Marco Rubio, who has been officially nominated for the post of Secretary of State in the Trump administration, suggested that funding for Ukraine is not a concern.

“Let's wait for the new administration to get started before we can find out... We're still going to have to fund the government next month,” Rubio said.

Author - Olena Madiak, 14/11/2024