House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress has decided to draft its own bill to help Ukraine. The document will differ significantly from the one approved by U.S. Senators a month ago.
This was reported by The Hill.
At a meeting with Republican senators, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that the United States should provide military assistance to Kyiv not for free, but on a loan or lend-lease basis. He also suggested that frozen Russian assets could be used to finance military aid.
According to the politician, in this way, aid to Ukraine will not be financed by American taxpayers.
"No one wants Vladimir Putin to prevail. I’m of the opinion that he wouldn’t stop at Ukraine … and go all through the way through Europe," Johnson said, emphasizing that there are both right and wrong sides in this situation, and Ukraine is a victim fighting against evil.
Republican Senator John Cornyn, who had previously voted in favor of Ukraine, said he was "pretty optimistic" after the discussion with Johnson.
He believes that the House of Representatives will finally approve a decision in favor of Ukraine. According to him, Speaker Johnson has clearly shown that he is ready to help Ukraine.
However, the publication emphasizes that Johnson still did not reveal a number of key details about the possible bill. For example, he did not specify whether he would insist on "tying" the approval of the aid to the strengthening of migration reform in the United States. And this is a crucial point, as Democrats are unlikely to agree to this option.