USA: 45 billion will be given to Ukraine according to the budget

THE American chairman Joe Biden ratified yesterday Thursday (29/12) the law on budget of the federal state, which foresees public expenditures amounting to 1.7 trillion. dollars, of which 45 billion for the Ukraine.

The Democrat, on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands, tweeted a photo of him signing the text, which guarantees funding for the U.S. federal government — law enforcement, the military, diplomacy, economic policy – ​​until September 2023.

This budget “will invest in medical research, security, veterans care,” disaster relief and programs to combat violence against women, he said.

It will also guarantee the provision of “critical aid to Ukraine”, Mr. Biden added.

The text secured the support of some Republicans, allowing for easy passage and giving the president a legislative victory as he heads into his second year in office and is expected to weigh whether or not to run for president in 2024..

The law provides $45 billion in economic and military aid to Ukraine to help it deal with Russia’s February 24 invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington this month to call for increased US aid.

It also includes an amendment to a 19th-century law to expressly state that the US vice president cannot intervene to overturn the formal ratification of election results by Congress.

Donald Trump exploited ambiguities in the earlier text to claim that Mike Pence, his former vice president, could have stopped Joe Biden’s rise to power after his election, which the then-Republican president did not acknowledge; it was one of the key elements that led to the attack on the federal Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Jens Stoltenberg: Send more weapons to Kyiv

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Jens Stoltenberg called yesterday Thursday to increase arms deliveries to Ukraine.

“It may sound paradoxical, but military support in Ukraine is the fastest way to peace”the Norwegian said during his interview with the German Agency.

For his GF NATORussian President Vladimir Putin must be convinced that he cannot achieve his goal of bringing Ukraine under his control.

Then, Mr. Stoltenberg argued, there can be a “peaceful, negotiated settlement that will guarantee that Ukraine prevails as an independent democratic state.”.

For the head of NATO, Ukraine’s recent attacks against military targets in Russia are perfectly legal. “Every country has the right to defend itself, including Ukraine”he said.

Ukrainian businesses must be seen in context, he explained, referring to massive Russian strikes against civilian infrastructure to cut off power, heating and water networks in the middle of winter.

On whether to approve sending medium-range missiles to Ukraine, Mr. Stoltenberg said “a dialogue between the allies and with Ukraine about the specific systems” is underway..

He reminded that Ukraine has been given weapons systems that have a long range, such as HIMARS multiple missile launchers, cannons and UAVs.