How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after delaying

After 6+ months of backtracking & lies U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson finally allowed vote on #UkrainianAid

Written comment to KI, Rajan Menon, senior researcher at Columbia University, said #Trump gave Johnson cover to proceed with moving the bill to a vote

It's unlikely any single moment or piece of intelligence changed Johnson’s mind

It was things stacking up over time

https://kyivindependent.com/what-caused-johnson-to-allow-vote-on-ukraine-aid-after-months-of-delays/

#Republicans #Trump #corruption

How Johnson came to allow a vote on Ukraine aid after months of delays

After more than six months of hedging, backtracking, and unfulfilled promises, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson finally allowed a vote on aid for Ukraine, which was passed on April 20. President Joe Biden made a request to Congress in October 2023 for $61 billion in aid for Ukraine. Following a grueling battle to appoint a new speaker of the House, Johnson insisted that aid requests for Ukraine should be separated from those for Israel and other priorities, leading to the long delay in getting U

The Kyiv Independent
US risking Western security by blocking Ukrainian aid, Lord Cameron to say

'The costs of failing to support Ukraine now will be far greater than the costs of repelling Putin,' the foreign secretary has warned

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In just 3 months, North Korea supplied 4 times as many artillery shells to the enemy than #Europe did all year to #Ukraine.

#EU #NATO #RussianinvasionofUkraine #StandWithUkaine #RussiaIsATerroristState #UkraineWillWin #Zaluzhny #Budanov #ukrainianaid #News