WASHINGTON, May 10 — US lawmakers were set to begin debate today on a nearly US$40 billion aid package for Ukraine as Washington warned Russia was likely girding for a long conflict with its neighbour.
Congressional leaders struck a deal yesterday to release US$6.8 billion more than the US$33 billion previously requested by the White House to help the Eastern European nation ward off Moscow’s invasion. The action comes as a top US official warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war that may not end with Russian victory in the east.
The Democratic leadership had hoped to tie the Ukraine money to a new round of funding for Covid-19 tests, therapeutics and vaccines, with the United States experiencing a new spike in cases as it nears one million deaths.
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