Biden Stresses Ukraine Aid As Congress Approves Stopgap Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

 

US President Joe Biden has vowed continued support for Ukraine after further military funding was excluded from a last-minute congressional budget deal.

Joe Biden has pressed congressional Republicans to back a deal to provide more aid to Ukraine, stressing support for the country cannot be interrupted “under any circumstances”.

Asked if he could trust McCarthy to honor deals, Biden said: “We just made one about Ukraine, so we will find out,” referring to Republican promises of passing a separate bill on the issue.

The US has already supplied some $46bn (£37bn) in military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

President Biden has requested another $24bn (£19bn).