US lawmakers release $118 billion package to help Ukraine and Israel – Dainik Savera Times

Washington: US lawmakers released a much-anticipated $118 billion package, which provides for assistance to Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in times of war, as well as to enforce border enforcement policy. With this, efforts have started to pass this bill amidst opposition from the Republican Party including House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The proposal is President Joe Biden’s best chance to restart wartime aid to Ukraine. The Senate is likely to hold a key vote on the package this week, but it faces opposition from conservative lawmakers. The US cut off supplies of ammunition and missiles to Kiev after Congress blocked approval of $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, leaving Ukrainian troops short of weapons.

The new bill also has provisions for investing in America’s defense manufacturing, providing $14 billion in military aid to Israel, giving approximately $5 billion to allies in Asia-Pacific, and providing humanitarian aid to civilians trapped in the conflict in Ukraine and Gaza. Is. “The United States and our allies face multiple, complex, and coordinated challenges from adversaries in multiple locations,” Senator Chuck Schumer said in a statement. These opponents want to disrupt democracy and spread dictatorship across the world.