‘Speaker Johnson promises to consider a bill on aid to Israel but remains silent on Ukraine’ – Politico

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Congress will address a bill to aid Israel following Iran’s Saturday attack on the country.

This was reported by Politico.

Johnson noted that he plans to continue considering bills to assist the country later this week, but did not disclose further details.

As the publication notes, this raises questions about when American military aid will be provided to Ukraine, where, according to Ukrainian military reports, the Armed Forces are running out of resources to continue combat operations.

However, when Johnson was asked about aid to Kyiv, he did not indicate when Congress would consider the relevant bill or whether funding for Ukraine’s military efforts would be linked to funding for Israel. The Speaker only referred to his meeting with Donald Trump, after which he voiced several ideas, including the possibility of resuming aid to Ukraine, but as a loan rather than on a gratuitous basis.