In the U.S. Congress, it becomes more difficult to coordinate assistance to Ukraine – The Times

It is becoming increasingly difficult to coordinate the allocation of aid to Ukraine in Congress.

This is stated in an article by Time summarizing the passage of the temporary budget law.

Nearly half of the Republicans in the House of Representatives voted to exclude $300 million from the budget for defense, intended for the training of Ukrainian soldiers and the purchase of weapons. Although this aid was later approved separately.

The publication suggests that this indicates a weakening of support for Ukraine in the United States.

Supporters of Ukraine in Congress also acknowledge that coordinating aid is becoming more challenging, and Republican resistance is growing.

This information is reported by the Associated Press.

Recall that the day before, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, Kevin McCarthy, stated that strengthening America’s borders against migrants is more important to him than providing aid to Ukraine.

Earlier, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law approved by Congress, which provides for the continuation of government funding for 45 days, until November 17. At the same time, the authors of the document excluded funding for Ukraine’s needs.

The signing of the law eliminated the threat of a government shutdown in the United States, which would have occurred on October 1 if Congress had not agreed on a new budget by then. Disagreements between the U.S. administration and lawmakers on both the funding amounts and allocation of funds had hindered this process. The White House accused the Republicans of refusing to cooperate, while the Republican minority in the Senate and the majority in the House of Representatives disagreed with the government’s actions, including in addressing the border crisis.