US President Joe Biden signed legislation on Monday giving him new powers to expedite the shipment of military equipment and supplies to Ukraine to deal with the ongoing Russian invasion. from February 24.
“I am signing a bill that provides another important tool that directly supports the government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people and their fight to defend their country and their democracy against Putin’s brutal war,” Biden said from the Oval Office as he signed the bill. legislation.
Modeled after a World War II law that originally helped European countries fight Nazi Germany, the new measure gives the US leader the authority to strike quick deals with Ukraine and other Eastern European countries for the shipment of equipment, bypassing some of the current bureaucratic rules established in the US.
In a rarity for politically divided Washington, Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation last month in a continued show of support for the kyiv government.
Biden’s approval of the legislation comes on the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed western nations for its invasion of Ukraine and said Russia acted in response to “an absolutely unacceptable threat along our borders.”
Last Friday the Biden Administration announced a new weapon pack for Ukraine worth 150 million dollars consisting of artillery ammunition, radars and other additional equipment.
To date, Washington has nearly depleted funds for a withdrawal authority and urged Congress to pass your proposed support package of 33,000 million dollars for Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the US has also implemented sanctions against Russian companies and oligarchs, in conjunction with its partners and allies in NATO and Europe.
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