On May 13 (US time), Politico reported that the US House of Representatives will consider a Democratic-backed bill in June, which proposes allocating 1.3 billion USD in military aid to Ukraine.
According to Politico, this bill was introduced by Mr. Gregory Meeks - a senior member of the Democratic Party in the US House Foreign Affairs Committee - more than a year ago. The document received 218 votes in the House on May 13. This result allows Democratic senators, who are currently the opposition in Congress, to put the bill to a vote as early as June.
The bill not only proposes new military aid to Kiev, but also includes additional sanctions against Russia. However, Politico did not specify which sectors or individuals or organizations these sanctions would target.
Although it has won enough votes to be considered in the House of Representatives, the prospect of passing the bill is still uncertain. Currently, the Republican Party controls both houses of Congress in the US. According to Axios, even if the bill passes the House of Representatives, this document is likely to face difficulties in the Senate or not receive support from the White House.
Aid policies for Ukraine continue to be a divisive issue in Washington. Democrats argue that the US needs to maintain military support for Kiev in the context of prolonged conflict. Meanwhile, many Republican senators are more cautious about new aid, especially when the administration of US President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the scale of Washington's support for Kiev.
Mr. Trump once criticized his predecessor Joe Biden for large aid packages to Kiev. The US President said Washington had provided about 350 billion USD to Ukraine under the previous administration, and called this policy "crazy". He also argued that the US's continued support for Kiev is one of the reasons for the prolonged conflict in Ukraine.
Information about the new bill appeared in the context that Washington has not yet reached a clear consensus on the long-term direction for Ukraine. It is not yet clear whether the US House of Representatives will officially put this bill to a vote in June.
