The US House approves aid of 95 billion to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The United States House of Representatives approved this Saturday a package of 95 billion dollars (about 89 billion euros) of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after the bill has remained stalled for months due to the blockade of a group of radical Republican legislators.

Each game has been voted independently and the 61 billion (about 57 billion euros) for Ukraine They were approved by 311 votes in favor against 112 against, in a session in which Democrats cheered and waved Ukrainian flags.

The departure of 26.4 billion (about 24.7 billion euros) for Israel It has been approved by 366 votes in favor to 58 against and includes funds for anti-missile defense systems as well as for the acquisition of advanced defense weapons systems. 9.2 billion dollars (about 8.6 billion euros) are for humanitarian assistance.

In another vote, funds for the security of the Indo-Pacific (Taiwan, among others) have been approved with a vote of 385-34 plus one ‘present’ vote (blank), that of the Democratic representative of Palestinian origin Rashida Tlaib.

Among other items, there are 8.1 billion dollars (about 7.6 billion euros) to counter China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific region either 2 billion dollars (about 1,875 million euros) in foreign military financing for Taiwan and other key allies.

The bill will now have to be approved in the Senate, where the Democratic Party has a slim majority.

‘Clear message for American leadership on the world stage,’ says Biden

Following the approval, President Joe Biden celebrated in a statement that legislators had voted to promote the country’s “national security interests” and to “send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage.”

For his part, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas declared himself “grateful” for the approval of aid for Ukraine.

The “vital” package will now, according to Zelensky, prevent the war from “continuing to expand”, while it will “save thousands and thousands of lives and help both nations to be stronger”, the Ukrainian leader has written on the social network. x.

The president has thanked the House of Representatives, the Republican and Democratic parties, as well as “personally” the president of the Lower House, Republican Mike Johnson, for the step.