Schmygal expects the unblocking of aid by the US Congress could be as soon as this month
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's prime minister expects the blocked $61 billion U.S. aid package to be unblocked by Congress this month or next.
Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said that the bill on the financing of Ukraine may be unblocked by the U.S. Congress as early as this month or at most next month. He said this in an interview with Bloomberg, writes UNN.
Details
According to Bloomberg, Ukraine's prime minister said that the blocked US funding could arrive as early as this month.
Shmygal indicated that Ukrainian officials were in an "active dialog" with members of the US Congress from both parties. He also made it clear that he expects positive news "this month or at most next month".
Supplement
A $61 billion aid package for Ukraine, approved in mid-February by the U.S. Senate, is still blocked in the Republican-majority House of Representatives. Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, opposes consideration of the bill because of the lack of additional measures to combat illegal immigration at the Mexican border.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said earlier that the blocking by the US Congress of an aid package for Ukraine designed to counter Russia's war was "shocking.
