U.S. Senate finally passes $95 billion military aid budget for Ukraine and other countries

President Biden signs the aid budget for Israel and Taiwan, taking effect immediately, spurring the resumption of delayed support from the U.S. Department of Defense

CNN reported that a $95 billion military aid budget bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan was passed in the U.S. Senate on the evening of the 23rd (local time) with 79 votes in favor to 18 against.

Once the budget bill is sent to President Joe Biden and undergoes a signature process, it will take effect immediately.

President Biden has publicly stated that he will sign the budget bill immediately once it is sent, and the U.S. Department of Defense has also been preparing to expedite long-delayed aid to Ukraine.

Accordingly, military aid worth $61 billion to Ukraine is expected to be provided quickly. $26 billion will be provided to Israel and $8 billion will be provided to Taiwan.

The U.S. House of Representatives previously passed these military support budget bills last weekend and sent them to the Senate. Hard-liners in the House of Representatives threatened to force Speaker Mark Johnson, who submitted the aid budget bill, to resign in opposition to aid to Ukraine, but former US President Donald Trump supported Speaker Mark Johnson, so it passed without difficulty.

Meanwhile, on this day, the Senate also passed a bill restricting TikTok ownership and strengthening sanctions on Russian assets.

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