| President Joe Biden signed a $US95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Wednesday , reaffirming US support for Ukraine in the fight against Russia’s military assault after months of congressional gridlock put the centrepiece of the White House’s foreign policy in jeopardy.
But even as he hailed the package on Wednesday, Mr Biden said the process should have “been easier, and should have gotten there sooner”.“It was a difficult path,” he added, saying that those on the ground in Ukraine had cheered the news. “But in the end we did what America always does. We rose to the moment.”
“Israel must make sure this aid reaches all of the Palestinians in Gaza, without delay,” Mr Biden said.The president’s signature capped a long road for the White House, one of careful political manoeuvring with a new House speaker who faced vehement opposition from the far right of the Republican Party over helping Ukraine.
“The Russians have slowly but successfully taken more ground from the Ukrainians and pushed them back against their first, second and, in some places, their third line of defence,” John Kirby, a spokesperson for Biden’s National Security Council, said on Tuesday on Air Force One. “The short answer is: ‘Yes, there absolutely has been damage in the last several months’.
Mr Biden’s chief of staff, Jeff Zients, held daily strategy sessions with the president’s top aides, including Mr Sullivan; Steve Ricchetti, a senior counselor; and Shuwanza Goff, the director of legislative affairs.
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