Our first report is from our North America correspondent nomia iqbal. On this vote, the yays are 311 and the nays are 112. The bill is passed. The moment has been a long time coming. After more than six months, a bill pledging further military aid for ukraine finally passed. Translation today we have got the decision we were waiting for on the american Support Package for which we fought so hard. President zelensky, how is. . President zelensky had personally met with us lawmakers to lobby for support. Many in congress waved ukrainian plans during voting, but there was still divisions, with members of the Democratic Party backing kyiv, others in the Republican Party not so much. But this is the sell out of america today. When we have members of congress in there waving the ukrainian flag on the United States House Of Representatives floor, while were doing nothing to secure our border . I think every american in this country should be furious. But the house speaker, republican mikejohn
goalposts have shifted. you hear about soldier simply holding on and pushing forward and i think for this year, i think ukraine are simply focusing on trying to replenish, hold on, in some faint hope of pushing forward perhaps next year. you can be sure russia will try to capitalise on this continued state of ukraine being outmuscled, if you like. and there are some generals here who are predicting a major russian advance in the coming weeks and months, so there are difficult challenges ahead for ukraine but the view from keep is that it has a fighting chance. let s speak to tatsiana kulakevich associate professor at school of interdisciplinary global studies at the university of florida. thank you forjoining us. i wondered if you could give me your reaction of this deal going through? were you surprised of it going through? thank