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
Ammunition and air defences for kyiv. Mr zelensky said thousands of lives would be saved and both ukraine and the United States would emerge stronger. The kremlin said the bill would cost more lives. Nomia iqbal is in washington for us. Over to you. After months of olitical over to you. After months of political divisions, over to you. After months of political divisions, of over to you. After months of political divisions, of delaysl political divisions, of delays and dire warnings from President Biden, from members of the Democratic Party as well as ukrainian officials, bill actually passed pretty comfortably through the House Of Representatives. The next step is, of course, the senate. It will be some internal fallout perhaps for the Republican Party but for ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline. Ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline ukraine, this is seen as a lifeline. ,. , lifeline. On this road, the age of 311 and lifeline. On this road, the age of 311 and the lifeline. On this road,
Congresswoman, a democrat from california who serves on the house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these house Foreign Affairs. The fact that we took up these boats l house Foreign Affairs. The fact i that we took up these boats and pass them once again with overwhelming democratic support shows that were not going to continue to sit the sidelines. It has been tense in Foreign Affairs committee is because republicans continue to share chinese and russian propaganda when we are all looking at the same kind of intelligence that tells us that iran and russia and china are working together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around the globe. We see it in africa in the middle east, in South America and in europe and we have to take a stand. From the capitol, our news correspondent Helena Humphrey told us more about todays vote. After a rare show of bipartisanship the
Of course. I would go. As the war continues, the Arsenal Player says ukraines break with its russian neighbour is for good. Since this invasion, we cant be friends with them any more. We will never forget what they have done to us, to our people. Hes donated over £1,000,000 to ukraine, and now he says he wants to do the best for his country. I cant be more proudly than i am right now to be ukrainian. So whats next for zinchenko and the fighting, which has claimed Tens Of Thousands of lives . Every single day, i am watching some videos from ukraine with the kids, where theyre hiding themselves in a bunker. And i was just trying to put myself in their position, you know, when i was at that age. I didnt have that, so i was living my proper life. And now i feel sorry for them because they dont deserve it, honestly. And, you know, just again, once again, yourejust asking yourself, like, theyre doing that for what . To achieve what . I i cannot find the answer, honestly. You must have frien