US Senate approves aid for Ukraine

The multibillion international security package is expected to be blocked by GOP-controlled House

The Democratic-led US Senate on Tuesday passed a $95.34 billion international security assistance package that includes roughly $60 billion in aid for Ukraine, after a group of Republican lawmakers sided with their political opponents to surpass the 60-vote threshold.

While the bill was approved in a pre-dawn vote in the upper chamber, strong opposition remains in the House against continued spending on Ukraine. Speaker Mike Johnson linked any appropriation of funds for Kiev to radical reforms at home of both the US immigration system and of security at its southern border.