There are just three days before Congress recesses for the year on Friday, and Republicans in the House of Representatives have until now refused to pass a $106 billion supplemental bill that contains Ukraine aid without unrelated, fiercely disputed changes to U.S. immigration. Putin, who said ...
Johnson’s promise to provide funding to Ukraine in the form of a loan, which he highlighted as the central feature of his revised approach, does not change the situation much. The “loan” mechanism will apply only to $7.9 billion worth of economic aid; the president will have the power ...
Western governments want to borrow$50 billionfrom the market to aid Ukraine by taking the profits from frozen Russian assetsto repay the loan. But they could readily borrow directly in greater amounts from the same frozen Russian assets if they place these assets in an independent trust fund, ...
Netherlands to Pledge Additional 400 Million Euros in Aid for Ukraine, RTL News Says More AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch caretaker government will pledge an additional 400 million euros ($428.64 million) in financial support to Ukraine, taking the total for 2024 to...
Ukraine’s supporters have agreed to move forward with a $50 billion loan to Kyiv, financed by profits from frozen Russian assets in Europe and the U.S., the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries announced Thursday. The agreement marks a significa
He added that following the U.S. decision to suspend all military aid to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron asked him to “accelerate the various French aid packages” to make up for the lack of American assistance. Russian ballistic missile kills 4...
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday it would be "practically impossible" for Congress to pass a supplemental funding package containing aid for Ukraine before Christmas, even if a deal were struck in coming days. McConnell told reporters that a deal on ...
She said Ukraine's international partners have committed $35 billion in grant and loan financing for Ukraine in 2022, enough to close its financing gap for this year, but its financing needs would remain "very large" in 2023. She praised Ukrainian officials for progress...
“We cannot afford delay in this vital war effort. Hence, I am prepared to accept that these two measures move separately, so that the Ukrainian aid bill can get to my desk right away.” Earlier, CNN’s Manu Raju and Ryan Nobles reported Biden told congressional leaders to move the ...
The bills, taken together, also add up to about $95 billion in aid – the same amount the Senate bill included – with an adjustment that $10 billion in Ukraine economic assistance is in the form of a repayable loan. This specific assistance is the kind of direct payment that helps Ukrai...