By approving the aid package for its allies, the United States sent a clear message to the world. President Joe Biden is convinced of this, according to which the vote in the House of Representatives highlighted “American leadership” on the global theater. In addition to Israel and Ukraine, the measures include military support for Taiwan and humanitarian aid for the population of Gaza and other countries such as Haiti and Sudan.
Aid to Kiev: air “shield”, artillery and financing
According to Washington Post, once the Senate has also given the green light to the measures and the White House number one has signed the law, the Pentagon could send the first batch to Ukraine by the end of the week. Administration officials explained that the United States has a “massive” equipment of armaments”ready to go”. Part of the weapons that will be shipped to the country invaded by Russia are found in American arsenals Europewhich shortens delivery times.
The first tranche will consist of ammunition for the Patriot systems and theartillery 155mm, both fundamental components to contain the growing offensive of Russian forces. Furthermore, of the 61 billion allocated by the provision, approximately 23 they will remain in the USA and will be intended both to replenish American warehouses, partly emptied to provide assistance to Kiev, and to purchase advanced systems, products and services for the defense of Ukraine.
Another 11.3 billion will instead be spent on US operations in Europe. The package approved by the Chamber also includes direct financial aid for the country’s budget amounting to 7.85 billion, but in the form of loan which may be deleted in the future. Another point of the bill includes the obligation for President Biden to immediately transfer the Atacms missiles long-range to Ukraine, unless it believes this would damage Washington’s interests. In this case, he will have to inform Congress directly. In addition, a separate provision authorizes Potus to transfer them to Kiev Russian assets frozen (around 8 billion) to be allocated to reconstruction.
The Chamber’s green light was enthusiastically announced by the president Volodymyr Zelensky, according to which “the decision keeps the story on the right track.” The leader of the Russian Duma Viacheslav Volodin instead underlined that “this will not change the situation on the battlefield. Kiev’s criminal regime will be beaten“. The Russian politician underlined how “with their decision the United States forces Ukraine to fight until the very end Ukrainian“, which will bury the country’s economy and deprive it of its future. A position also shared by Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
Support in Tel Aviv: Iron Dome, defense industry and advanced systems
The aid package intended for Israel is equal to 26 billion of dollars. Of these, just over five will be used to replenish and expand the Jewish state’s anti-aircraft defense system, while another 3.5 will be spent on the purchase of advanced weapons systems. The rest of the money will be divided between other defense supplies and services to be provided to Tel Aviv (4.4 billion), improving weapons production (1 billion) and support for US missions in the area (2.4 billion). The bill also prohibits the allocation of funds toUnrwathe UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
The government of Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the approval of the measure by the Chamber, with the prime minister underlining how it “demonstrates strong bipartisan support for Israel and the defense of Western civilization”.
According to Hamas terrorists, however, “this support, which violates international law, is a license and a green light for the extremist Zionist government to continue the brutal aggression against our people”.
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