After a long pause, the United States is preparing a new package of military aid for $400 million.
What is known about the new US military aid package
It is noted that this is the first package of military aid to Ukraine from the United States this year since the House of Representatives has not yet considered President Joe Biden's request for funding for additional assistance for $66 billion.
According to American officials on condition of anonymity, the announcement of a new military aid package is expected as early as Mar. 12.
What is known about Congress's intentions to aid Ukraine without the Speaker?
According to Punchbowl News journalist Jake Sherman, the House of Representatives is planning to collect signatures to consider the request for additional aid funded by Ukraine without the Speaker's approval, Republican Mike Johnson.
Today, a petition to vote on an aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, bypassing Speaker Johnson, will be opened for signature. 218 votes are needed for voting, — notes Sherman.
The initiative was proposed by the representative of the Republican Party, Brian Fitzpatrick.
At the time, he said the petition would be ready for signing by the beginning of March, but the schedule has been pushed back.
According to John Herbst, former US ambassador to Ukraine and director of the Eurasian Center of the Atlantic Council, this is a petition to put the project to a vote without prior discussion in the committees.
There have been 26 such petitions since 1931, and laws have been passed only twice.
