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