Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy hails US Senate vote on Ukraine aid
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Geneva Abdul (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#6JK76)
Ukrainian president says bill envisaging $61bn in aid brings a 'just peace' closer, but it still faces opposition in the Senate
The Democratic-led US Senate has voted to pass a $95.34bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The bill appears to face long odds of getting to the floor in the House, where the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, criticised it for lacking conservative provisions to stem a record flow of migrants across the US-Mexico border.
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