Zelensky thanked the US Congress for providing assistance to Ukraine.

The US Congress has finally approved the draft government budget for 2023, which, among other things, includes almost 45 billion dollars. for Ukraine and partners.

As reported by the Voice of America, the bill was approved by the Senate yesterday, and on Friday the House of Representatives supported the project with 225 votes “for”, 201 – “against”. The document is currently being signed by US President Joe Biden.

Addressing congressmen during the vote, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi noted that this bill contains powerful aid to Ukraine and recalled the speech of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Congress this week.

“The government’s budget will, among other things, support the extraordinary heroes in Ukraine who are fighting on the front lines of the battle for democracy. In this legislation, we are proud to provide them with another significant package of security, economic and humanitarian assistance,” Pelosi said.

It is noted that the draft law contains almost 45 billion dollars. additional aid for Ukraine. Among the planned programs to support Ukraine is the Security Initiative to aid Ukraine in the amount of $9 billion, which includes the provision of equipment, training, logistics and supplies in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

$11.88 billion will be added to the stockpile of US weapons, which America provides to Ukraine from its stockpiles, within the framework of presidential powers. According to the draft law, the US president will receive new powers to transfer $14.5 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine from US stockpiles. Also almost 2.5 billion dollars. provided for the humanitarian needs of Ukraine, and $13.37 billion. – for economic and budgetary support.

Zelensky’s reaction to US aid

President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US Congress for providing an additional 45 billion dollars. aid to Ukraine.

Zelenskyy thanked for firm bipartisan support of Ukraine in the fight for freedom.

“It is extremely important that the people of America stand with Ukrainians in this fight,” he wrote on Twitter.

US aid to Ukraine: details

On December 22, the Senate of the United States of America approved the draft budget of the country for 2023 in the amount of 1.7 trillion dollars. The draft budget foresees the allocation of aid to Ukraine and its allies in the amount of 45 billion dollars.

On December 23, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal noted that Ukraine expects to receive a package of US support in the amount of almost 45 billion dollars, as well as a package of military aid in the amount of about 2 billion dollars.

As Shmyhal noted, the new HIMARS systems and the Patriot complex are part of the military aid package, which will help protect Ukrainian skies more reliably from Russian terrorists.

On December 21, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited Washington, where he met with US President Joe Biden and spoke before both houses of Congress. On December 21, for the first time during the full-scale war, Zelensky left Ukraine for a foreign visit to the United States. The visit lasted less than a day.

On December 22, after his visit to the United States of America, the President of Ukraine announced that he had brought the decisions that the Ukrainian defense forces in Donbas and the South were waiting for.