divided. it has grown stronger, more united. with finland and sweden s decision to request membership in nato, it will be enhanced for all time. today the senate finally passed after a week of obstruction by rand paul, a 40 billion dollar aid package for ukraine that includes military aid as well as aid funding for support of refugees, including english language instruction. the bill also provides five billion dollars in global food aid to fill food shortages created by the collapse of ukraine s vast agricultural output. 11 republican senators, including rand paul, voted against the aid package. yesterday majority leader chuck schumer said for senator paul to delay for political motives is to only strengthen prudence. and chuck schumer said the 11th republican senators voting
finland, which shares 800 miles of border with russia. today, after meeting with finland s president and sweden s prime minister, president biden said this. today my administration is submitting to the united states congress reports on nato accession for both countries so the senate can efficiently and quickly move on advising and consenting to the treaty. let no one make a mistake. the meaning of this historic day. in the face of aggression, nato has not grown weaker or more divided. it has grown stronger, more united. with finland and sweden s decision to request membership in nato, it will be enhanced for all time. today the senate finally passed after a week of obstruction by rand paul, a 40 billion dollar aid package for ukraine that includes military
military and human tear area assistance passed senate but not without opposition. 11 republicans voted against the bill in defiance of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. anyone concerned about the cost of supporting a ukrainian victory should consider the much larger cost should ukraine lose. president biden is expected do sign the bill into law once he arrives in south korea. just as the senate approved that 40 billion dollar wait, there s more. the biden administration announcing another security package worth $100 million. ukraine top military commander claims his troops have broken the russian sieges at kharkiv and says ukrainian forces are pos pressing on. russian shelling and air strikes killed a dozen people on
there was some strain. i think with president biden he is going focus on repairing that relationship, on building and expending on existing alliance. we re seeing biden s first meeting with south korean president, they are kind of folksy and have certain background as more low key. maybe they also have a good chemistry. they are also more aligned in some ways. they could see eye to eye on these issues. hopefully president biden will have a good trip and come back with alliances even stronger with south ykorea and japan. we ll see. thank you for being with us. thank you. the biggest and by no measure, not the last aid package, has been overwhelmingly approved by congress. on thursday the 40 billion dollar aid package of both
best of all, prop a won t raise your taxes. vote yes on prop a for fast, safe, reliable transit. welcome to our viewers in united states and around the world. joe biden begins his first official trip to asia over potential north korean missile task during a visit. money talks and a 40 billion dollar u.s. aid package for ukraine says washington is in for the long haul.