“Finite funds“, American assistance toUkraine in its guerra against the Russia “Yes is interrupted“. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of the National Security Council John Kirby after the exhaustion of the funds allocated by Congress. All this while in Washington the negotiations Between dem e Republicans to approve new aid package. A decision that could be linked to new security measures on the border with Mexico against the migration crisis.
The US president Joe Biden at the end of the year he had asked Congress for a series of supplementary funds, of which around sixty billion for Kiev alone, but the Republicans had rejected the request even though the last funds were expiring. In recent days, congressional leaders have agreed on abipartisan agreement on the ceiling of public spending, setting it overall at around 1,600 billion dollars for the current fiscal year, of which 886 billion for defense (+3%) and almost 773 for other items (without any increase). Congress now has a week left to negotiate the various items, including new aid to Ukraine, and finalize the text before January 19, when the first partial shutdown. However, some issues remain, including the Republicans’ requests for a crackdown on the border with Mexico.
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