Schumer promises that the Senate will quickly pass an aid package for Ukraine once it is approved by the House
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer promised to quickly pass a package of bills to help Ukraine after the House of Representatives approved them, warning that delay could cost Ukraine a loss in the war with Putin.
The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer, said that the package of bills to help Ukraine would be quickly passed and approved for sending after it US President Joe Biden is approved by the House of Representatives. Schumer made this public promise in his social network X, UNN reports.
If the House sends a national security package, we will send it quickly US President Joe Biden . I hope the House will do so - the delay has cost the United States and our allies dearly.
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Schumer emphasized that delay could cost Ukraine the war.
This week I met with the Ukrainian Prime Minister. If the US does not support Ukraine, it will lose the war to Putin.
Earlier , UNN reportedthat the US House of Representatives held a procedural vote that allowed four foreign aid bills, including aid to Ukraine, to be voted on by the full House of Representatives later.
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Today, on April 19, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of defense ministers. Zelensky called for military assistance to Ukrainians as soon as possible and reminded them of the time. He noted that Israel was not left to fend for itself by its allies during Iran's air bombing on Saturday. And Putin should also be "brought down to earth.
NATO defense ministers agree to provide Ukraine with enhanced military support, including air defense systems.
