Immediately after the bill passed, the Ukrainian president, Volodymr Zelenskiy, thanked both the Democrats and Republicans, and personally Speaker Mike Johnson for the decision that keeps history on the right track. 'Democracy and freedom will always have global significance and will never fail as long as America helps to protect it.'
The vital US aid bill passed today by the House will keep the war from expanding, save thousands and thousands of lives, and help both of our nations to become stronger. 'Thank you, America!'
In Russia, the Kremlin threatened retaliation over measures in the aid bill to confiscate seized Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine to fund reconstruction. The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said the approval of US security aid to Ukraine would lead to more damage and deaths.
The Pentagon can get weapons moving to Ukraine quickly once the bill passes the Senate and gets Biden's signature. Storage sites in Europe and the US already hold some of the munitions and air defence components the Ukrainians desperately need.
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