The US has halted almost all aid to Ukraine since Trump entered office. Congress moving to advance a Ukraine aid bill is the first notable legislative movement on this issue in over a year. This is a major step in the right direction.
Actually disgusting to see the US simping for Russia so hard this past year.
Due-Fly-2479 on
We have a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit and we might send more foreign aid?
StuckHedgehog on
This frees up funding, but doesn’t the White House need to allocate it? Can they just choose to not disburse the aid, or can Congress force the aid to be given?
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The US has halted almost all aid to Ukraine since Trump entered office. Congress moving to advance a Ukraine aid bill is the first notable legislative movement on this issue in over a year. This is a major step in the right direction.
The bill includes $1.3 billion in military aid to Ukraine and $8 billion more in loans, which is not insignificant. (Source for the numbers: [NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/house-ukraine-aid-discharge-petition-kiley.html). I posted the article from The Hill to avoid a paywall.)
Actually disgusting to see the US simping for Russia so hard this past year.
We have a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit and we might send more foreign aid?
This frees up funding, but doesn’t the White House need to allocate it? Can they just choose to not disburse the aid, or can Congress force the aid to be given?