US eyes approving up to $80B in aid to Ukraine for 2024

A number of members of the Republican Party in the US Senate intend to pass an extensive aid package to Ukraine worth $60-80 billion for 2024, Report informs referring to Punchbowl News.

Many Senate Republicans now prefer a clean CR so that Congress can consider and pass a longer-term Ukraine package in a single vote next month. Their preference is to pass a year’s worth of funding that could sustain Ukraine through the 2024 presidential election. These Senate Republicans also believe it would help avoid a government shutdown by taking the Ukraine Issue off the table for the moment.

Yet this year-long number could be truly staggering - something in the range of $60 billion to $80 billion. That’s going to be a very difficult vote. So, voting multiple times on smaller packages would guarantee that the fissures over Ukraine inside the GOP remain in the headlines.