President biden has called to advance it swiftly so it can head to his desk in the oval office so he can sign off on it. The pentagon for its part watching the political infighting going on has been trying to pre position weaponry where it can so that those weapons can head to ukraine, head to troops on the ground sooner rather than later. Potentially within days as opposed to weeks. That doesnt rule out the prospect of further political infighting despite the fact that Congress Woman nancy pelosi had called to sign off on the bill for ukraine. We know that it had been facing resistance from the republican party. They had wanted ties to strict immigration laws, Stricter Border security with the us mexico border. That particular vote failed. They needed a two thirds majority so that did not come to pass. Instead what you saw with the ukraine bill is that more republicans voted against it. Than actually voted in favour. We know that republican Congress Woman Marjorie Greene has signalled
Has called on senators to advanceit has called on senators to advance it swiftly on tuesday so that it can head to his desk at the oval office and he can sign off on it. And the pentagon for its part watching political chaos, Political Infighting, go on has been trying to Preposition Weaponry where it can so that those weapons can head to ukraine, can head to troops on the ground, sooner rather than later, potentially within days as opposed to weeks, but that doesnt rule out the prospect of further Political Infighting despite the fact that Congress Woman nancy pelosi has called on law makers to sign off on this bill for ukraine. We know that it had been facing resistance from the republican party. They had wanted it tied to stricter immigration laws, a Stricter Border security with the Us Mexico Border and thats particular vote failed. It needed a two thirds majority. When you saw with the ukraine bill is more republicans voted against it than actually voted in favour of it. And we kn
James waterhouse has more from ukraine. The bills passing has been met with relief in ukraine, its been a costly six month sport ukraine. This sizeable offering from the us has gotten bogged down in washington, ukraine has lost men and it has lost territory with soldiers finding themselves with doodling ammunition in the face of their greater russian invaders. This is a big boost for ukraine. It is a war when good news has been rare for kyiv of late. This package will provide much needed ammunition, Air Defences and reports suggest it could be arriving within days. That will certainly be the hope, it is by no means a silver bullet. This does not mean ukraine is suddenly going to be Liberating Sways of territory
james waterhouse has more from ukraine. the bill s passing has been met with relief in ukraine, it s been a costly six month sport ukraine. this sizeable offering from the us has gotten bogged down in washington, ukraine has lost men and it has lost territory with soldiers finding themselves with doodling ammunition in the face of their greater russian invaders. this is a big boost for ukraine. it is a war when good news has been rare for kyiv of late. this package will provide much needed ammunition, air defences and reports suggest it could be arriving within days. that will certainly be the hope, it is by no means a silver bullet. this does not mean ukraine is suddenly going to be liberating sways of territory
To be Liberating Sways of territory as it did in 2022, bought it crucially does for kyiv is it keeps it in the fight. The near Term Objective will simply be to try and stem the tide of russian occupation as it continues to seize hundreds of square kilometres of territory in the east and where we see ukrainian cities in an incredibly perilous situation. It keeps ukraine in the fight and it keeps Negotiating Table at bay. This is a huge moment for ukraine to feel the weight of americas support behind it. The Foreign Secretary had described as a bad deal for secretary had described as a Bad Dealfor Vladimir Putin but his invasion has many more days left in it. Now it is a private moment of celebration for kyiv in these times of war. Lets go live to the Russia Deputy Team Lead And Analyst at the institute for the study of war. We heard, is this a bad