it'll be difficult for kyiv to change momentum on the battlefield straightaway. translation: this aid - will strengthen ukraine and send the kremlin a powerful signal that it will not be the second afghanistan. the united states will stay with ukraine and it will protect democracy in the world. this is a show of leadership and strength. while the west has wavered, russia has stayed committed to its invasion. ukraine needs to make america's return count to keep moscow and western doubt at bay. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. i'm joined now byjared mondschein, who is the director of research at the united states studies centre. what's your main takeaway from the bill finally making it through the house this weekend? this is a major change for speaker johnson. let's not forget, he did not come to congress expecting to be