Biden signs $95 billion package: $60.8 billion for Ukraine after six months of deadlock
US President Joe Biden on April 24 signed a national security supplemental appropriations law worth about $95 billion, of which $60.8 billion is for Ukraine. The Senate passed the package a day earlier by 79 votes to 18.
On April 20 the House of Representatives voted on the package as four separate bills: the Ukraine portion passed 311 to 112, with a majority of Republicans voting against. Israel was allocated $26.4 billion, including humanitarian aid, and the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan $8.1 billion.
Where the money goes
A significant part of the Ukraine package is spent in the US, on replenishing American stocks of weapons sent to Kyiv and on procurement through the USAI programme. Part of the economic aid is structured as loans that the president may later forgive. US officials confirmed the same day that Ukraine had already secretly received ATACMS missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometres.
Sources and references
- I.Congress.govH.R. 815 – Public Law 118-50🔗 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/815
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