the Senate in turn voted for aid to Ukraine, a billion items of equipment sent in the coming days

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After months of blockage, the United States Congress adopts the national security measures requested by the White House. The Senate approved the text by a very strong majority, and military aid to Ukraine in particular will be able to be released.

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“ I will sign this text and address the American people as soon as it arrives on my desk. » Joe Biden did not wait long after the vote to congratulate himself on the adoption of the text which he will therefore promulgate this Wednesday, April 24.

The aid plan American of $95 billion, which includes funds for IsraelTaiwan and an ultimatum to TikTok, received very broad support in the US Senate. “ Finally, finally, finally. Tonight, after more than six months of hard work and many twists and turns, America sends a message to the world: we will not turn our backs on you “, applauded the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer.

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Necessity ended up being law

The most immediate consequence is that American aid toUkraineblocked since the beginning of the year, will be able to resume very quickly: out of the 60 billion dollars provided for in the text, one billion pieces of equipment will leave in the very next days, by the end of the week for the more urgent.

The American military has been preparing for a long time, and all that is probably left is to stock up on transport to send American ammunition to Ukraine, particularly for the artillery of which the country has been deprived since the beginning of the war. year. These materials will be taken directly from the stocks of the American army.

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In this new tranche of massive aid discussed with the Ukrainian authorities, there are also anti-aircraft weapons to oppose Russian bombings. The novelty is that in the next shipment, the text provides that there will be longer-range missiles that the American army has until now been reluctant to provide so as not to provoke Russia.

But the situation on the ground is so difficult for the Ukrainian army that necessity has finally become law. On social networks, Volodymyr Zelensky said to himself “ grateful to the United States Senate for approving vital aid to Ukraine “.



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