US Congress blocks vote on $40 billion in

aid to Ukraine Total US aid to Ukrainein two years it can reach $60 billion, which is higher than the State Department's budget, said Senator Rand Paul.He blocked the passage of the relevant bill without adding his proposals to the document. Rand Paul

The US Senate has postponed the final vote on providing Ukraine with a $40 billion aid package due to the decision of Senator Rand Paul, who demanded amendments to the text of the document, writes BLOOMBERG.

Paul pointed out that if the bill is passed, the total US assistance to Ukraine since last year will reach $60 billion, which is more than the State Department budget, such an amount could accelerate the rapid growth of inflation.

“Inflation doesn't come out of nowhere. <...> This is due to deficit spending,” the senator explained.

As Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader and member of the Democratic Party, put it, Paul offered "My way or the highway" (an American idiom for completely demanding full acceptance of the speaker's terms without wanting to discuss alternatives).

Biden signed a law on aid to Ukraine under the Lend-Lease program Politics

The budget of the US State Department in 2022 amounted to $58.5 billion, for 2023 the presidential administration requested an increase in funding for the department by $1.9 billion (3%) - up to $60.4 billion. This budget includes $1.6 billion, which is planned to be directed Ukraine and other countries in Europe and Central Asia that are "threatened by regional instability," according to the State Department website.

Since February 24, the total amount of US assistance to Ukraine amounted to $3 billion, REUTERS wrote, and the amount of funds frozen under personal sanctions amounted to $30 billion during the same time. At the end of April, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to allocate another 33 billion to Kiev to support " in her fight for freedom. “The cost of this struggle is not cheap, but giving in to aggression will be even more expensive,” he explained.

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