US Congress

Biden to meet with Congressional leaders to discuss aid to Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden organizes a meeting at the White House with congressional leaders to negotiate aid for Ukraine. 16.01.24 22:25 834 1 World

Markarova on US assistance to Ukraine: Discussions continue, but there is great progress Ukraine should soon receive additional assistance from the US, and discussions are ongoing. 16.01.24 07:01 5 118 32 War in Ukraine

US Congress agreed on new bill to temporarily finance government - Reuters Congressional leaders agreed on a stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government funded in March and prevent a partial shutdown late next week. 15.01.24 09:26 3 750 12 World

Biden urged Republicans not to block aid to Ukraine: "I am ready to introduce significant changes in border issue" US President Joe Biden said he was ready for major changes in migration policy and urged Republicans not to block aid to Ukraine, otherwise they would have to pay even more. 13.01.24 21:30 10 301 62 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

We are waiting for US Congress to decide on further support for Ukraine – Zelenskyy President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is awaiting a decision from the United States Congress on further support for Ukraine. 12.01.24 21:10 2 243 22 War in Ukraine

US Democrats reject Speaker Johnson’s border security demands in order to approve new aid to Ukraine – media U.S. Democrats refused to accept House Speaker Mike Johnson’s conditions on U.S. border security measures to approve a new financial aid package for Ukraine. 12.01.24 16:20 12 136 70 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Aid to Ukraine has stopped, and Russian strikes are intensifying - White House US assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia has been halted due to a lack of funding approved by Congress. 12.01.24 12:00 9 008 108 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Biden calls on US Congress to approve aid to Ukraine after deal to prevent shutdown: "It’s time to act" US President Joe Biden has called on Republicans in the US Congress to approve additional funding, including more than $60 billion for Ukraine, after reaching a deal on major federal spending for fiscal year 2024, a first step towards averting a partial government shutdown. 08.01.24 11:33 11 579 63 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

U.S. Congressional Leaders announced Agreement on Major Spending for Fiscal Year 2024 US congressional leaders on Sunday agreed on a $1.6 trillion federal spending cap for fiscal year 2024 as part of a deal aimed at averting a partial government shutdown later this month. 08.01.24 01:11 12 153 22 World

Border and aid to Ukraine: House Speaker Johnson wants talks with Biden on blocked issues in Congress – Bloomberg U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is considering talks with President Joe Biden on aid to Ukraine and immigration policy as negotiations on a bipartisan compromise in the Senate prolong. 05.01.24 22:46 5 926 33 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Pentagon has authority to allocate $4.2 billion to Ukraine from available funds, but this requires consent of US Congress - spokesman Ryder The U.S. Department of Defense has formal authority to provide $4.2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, but the Pentagon cannot transfer funds to a country at war without Congressional approval. 05.01.24 08:13 2 697 14 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

United States no longer has funds for new packages of military assistance for Ukraine, there is no other "magic pot" - White House The White House says it no longer has funds for new military support for Ukraine until it is approved by the US Congress. US President Joe Biden signed the latest security aid package. 04.01.24 08:36 26 499 246 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

"We don’t have "plan B". We are confident in "plan A" - Kuleba about military assistance of West Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine believes in "plan A" for military support of Western countries and has no alternative ("plan B") in case of its termination. 04.01.24 07:59 5 365 74 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US lawmakers still do not agree on aid for Ukraine The US Congress is running out of time to pass a new aid package for Ukraine before the holidays. US Senate lawmakers worked over the weekend to agree on a package of border security measures in exchange for Republican votes for a bill that includes aid for Ukraine. 19.12.23 17:20 4 320 22 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Biden is ready to make compromises to unblock aid for Ukraine - White House US President Joe Biden is ready to compromise with Republicans on border security and migration policy to unblock the approval of additional aid to Ukraine. 19.12.23 00:24 9 137 103 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Lack of decision by Congress on Ukraine inspires Putin, - McFaul The lack of a decision by the US Congress to allocate aid to Ukraine inspires America’s enemies. 16.12.23 11:33 3 803 32 World

US Congress finally approves record defence budget: $300 million for Ukraine On Thursday, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defence Authorisation Act, which provides a record $886 billion in spending for this purpose in fiscal year 2024. 14.12.23 18:46 8 741 53 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US Congress goes on winter vacation without accepting assistance to Ukraine House Speaker Mike Johnson did not support Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s proposal to extend the work of both houses of Congress for a week to pass additional funding for Ukraine before Christmas. 14.12.23 09:43 28 585 194 World

White House continues to urge Congress to pass an aid package for Ukraine, - Kirby The US administration and President Biden personally are making further efforts to encourage Congress to reach a compromise and approve additional funding for US national security needs, including with the support of Ukraine. 14.12.23 08:55 1 314 2 World

Biden has proposed changes that improve chances of voting to allocate money to help Ukraine, - Bloomberg US President Joe Biden has proposed changes to US border policy, raising prospects for a bipartisan agreement to help Ukraine. 14.12.23 00:24 8 633 31 World

Biden on US aid to Ukraine: I’m doing my job. Republicans in Congress should do theirs U.S. President Joe Biden urges House Republicans to approve aid to Ukraine and Israel before the holiday season. 13.12.23 20:35 3 996 46 Incidents

US Congress should approve aid to Ukraine, not make Christmas gift to Putin: Biden The US Congress needs to provide Ukraine with additional funding before they go on holiday and give Putin the greatest Christmas gift they can make. 13.12.23 07:49 5 696 35 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Senate Republican Leader McConnell: It’s almost impossible to pass bill to help Ukraine before Christmas Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said it would be " almost impossible" to pass a bill to provide military aid to Ukraine before Christmas and called on President Biden to take a more active role in the negotiations, which he said have reached a deadlock. 12.12.23 23:09 13 676 127 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

House Speaker Johnson: White House should provide Congress with clear statement of US strategy for Ukraine The U.S. Congress has not received clear information from the White House on the strategy for Ukraine, which is necessary to approve the next aid package for Kyiv. 12.12.23 22:14 7 354 65 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Zelensky arrives at US Congress President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the US Congress. 12.12.23 16:58 5 259 43 World

Over 100 European deputies call on US Congress to approve aid for Ukraine - Reuters More than a hundred leading European lawmakers have prepared a joint letter of appeal to U.S. congressmen urging them to unblock additional funding for Ukraine, which has become a subject of political controversy. 11.12.23 22:35 2 261 8 World

If U.S. Congress forces Ukraine to capitulate to Russia, there will be new war, not peace, - Wall Street Journal At a time when Ukraine is running out of money, there is a lot of talk in Congress about the southern border of the United States, but little attention is paid to the threatening developments inside Russia. If aid is cut off and Ukraine is forced to accept a Russian victory, the result will not be peace, but Moscow’s preparation for a new war. 08.12.23 17:50 11 053 77 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

White House on helping Ukraine: Republicans are playing with US national security and are ready to give Putin gift The Biden administration has accused congressional Republicans of playing with US national security issues by refusing to move forward with a draft bill with large-scale aid to Ukraine and linking the issue to demands to satisfy their party interests. 07.12.23 22:30 4 058 24 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Lithuania called on US Congress to approve aid package for Ukraine: actions of Russian Federation are destroying international order, consequences will be more expensive Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrid Šimonite and Minister of Defense Arvydas Anushauskas hope that the US Congress will approve the aid package for Ukraine as soon as possible. 07.12.23 13:44 986 6 World

Biden: If Putin captures Ukraine, he will not stop at that US President Joe Biden called on Congress to approve a package of additional aid to Ukraine. 06.12.23 21:15 13 146 99 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US State Department about support for Ukraine: We have almost exhausted our resources, Congress must act as soon as possible The State Department emphasises that the United States has almost exhausted its resources to assist Ukraine, and additional funding is critically needed. Congress should act as soon as possible and make a decision on aid by the end of this year. 06.12.23 09:26 5 038 43 World

Umerov, Stefanchuk and Yermak arrived in United States on eve of vote on aid to Ukraine in Congress The Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk are on a visit to the United States of America. 05.12.23 23:06 10 242 85 World

Additional funding for Ukraine depends on resolving issue of US border security, - Speaker of House Johnson Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson sent a letter to the White House stating that he would not support the allocation of new aid to Ukraine until the approach to security measures on the US southern border is changed. 05.12.23 19:57 4 900 14 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US border talks in Congress stall, threatening aid to Ukraine - NBC Due to disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress, negotiations on US border security have failed. This threatens the approval of aid to Ukraine. 05.12.23 17:40 9 964 79 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

State Department calls on US Congress to adopt allocation of assistance to Ukraine as soon as possible The State Department of US and its head, Anthony Blinken, call on the US Congress to pass a new aid package for Ukraine as soon as possible. 05.12.23 08:38 3 120 15 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Advisor to US President Sullivan: Any member of Congress who does not support funding for Ukraine makes it easier for Putin to win National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan urged Congress to support the White House’s request for additional funding for Ukraine. 04.12.23 22:37 2 939 17 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

White House urgently appealed to Congress for aid to Ukraine: We’re out of money - and almost out of time Shalanda Young, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (a division of the Executive Office of the President of the United States), sent an urgent letter to Congress to approve aid to Ukraine. 04.12.23 12:40 13 915 69 War in Ukraine

U.S. seeks to give Ukraine more weapons, but needs decision from Congress - White House Ukraine’s desire to have more weapons to carry out a counteroffensive is justified, and the United States seeks to provide more weapons systems, but this requires Congress to finally pass a package with additional funding. 01.12.23 23:05 2 654 34 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US federal court rules that Trump can be tried for organising storming of Capitol in 2020 The US Federal Court of Appeals on Friday issued a ruling that allows former President Donald Trump to be prosecuted over the storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021. This could lead to a number of civil lawsuits against him. 01.12.23 19:56 8 761 38 World

White House insists Congress not to separate aid to Ukraine from other articles: "We want all four priorities funded" The White House administration continues to insist on its negotiations with the US Congress that the aid to Ukraine must be approved along with other items in President Biden’s request for additional funding. 01.12.23 09:28 3 155 4 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

"It appears the U.S. says no to every type of weapon three times before providing it to Ukraine," Congressional Intelligence Committee chief Turner The problem with financing support for Ukraine lies in the alleged failure of the US administration to "formulate a plan for success." 30.11.23 10:31 9 000 82 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

We expect US Congress to approve Biden’s request for assistance to Ukraine in coming weeks, - Blinken In the coming weeks, the US Congress is expected to approve US President Joe Biden’s request for additional funds to help Ukraine. 29.11.23 14:25 971 2 War in Ukraine

Speaker of US House of Representatives Johnson is confident that Congress will approve provision of additional aid to Ukraine before Christmas Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson views the United States Congress’ approval of additional aid for Ukraine "with confidence and optimism." 27.11.23 23:00 5 984 18 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Assistance to Ukraine and Israel is a high priority - White House The U.S. Congress’ approval of President Biden’s request for funding for aid to Ukraine and Israel is a matter of high priority. 27.11.23 21:10 1 705 17 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

State Department is optimistic about approval by US Congress of additional aid package for Ukraine The U.S. State Department is optimistic about the prospects for approving a package of additional funding for Ukraine and other defense needs in Congress, and the Senate is preparing to make a decision in the next few weeks. 27.11.23 20:30 2 493 14 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Pentagon will work with Congress to get approval for request for additional support, - Austin The Pentagon will work with the U.S. Congress to get approval for the request for additional support. In any case, bipartisan support for Ukraine remains. 20.11.23 21:40 1 296 6 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US House of Representatives approved financing project without financial assistance for Ukraine The US House of Representatives has approved a project on two-stage temporary funding for the government without allocating funds to help Ukraine and Israel. 15.11.23 15:20 23 572 60 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Priority of US Congress is to avoid "shutdown", assistance to Ukraine needs more discussions, - Speaker Johnson Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Mike Johnson stressed that the main task of Congress by Christmas is to avoid a "shutdown" - a partial shutdown of the government. Other issues, including assistance to Ukraine and Israel, need further discussion. In particular, the issue of supervision with the help of Ukraine deserves special attention, according to Johnson. 14.11.23 21:40 5 538 38 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine