Biden Warns Future of , Aid for Ukraine Uncertain , After Failed Senate Vote.<br />'Time' reports that congressional leaders in <br />the United States are struggling to reach an <br />agreement on the future of aid for Ukraine.<br />On December 7, Republicans in the Senate <br />unanimously voted to block an emergency spending bill <br />that would have dedicated $110.5 billion to Ukraine.<br />On December 7, Republicans in the Senate <br />unanimously voted to block an emergency spending bill <br />that would have dedicated $110.5 billion to Ukraine.<br />Republican lawmakers had been looking to add <br />U.S. immigration policy changes to the bill, however an <br />agreement failed to be reached after weeks of debate.<br />Republican lawmakers had been looking to add <br />U.S. immigration policy changes to the bill, however an <br />agreement failed to be reached after weeks of debate.<br />In response, the Biden administration has accused GOP <br />senators of "playing chicken" with national security.<br />Petty partisan politics can’t get in the way <br />of our responsibility as the leading nation<br />in the world… if we walk away now, <br />it will only embolden other aggressors, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via 'Time'.<br />Biden went on to urge Congress to pass a funding <br />bill before the fast-approaching holiday recess.<br />Republican Congressmen are willing <br />to give Putin the greatest gift he could<br />hope for and abandon our global leadership, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via 'Time'.<br />If Putin takes Ukraine, he won’t stop there… <br />if he keeps going and then he attacks <br />a NATO ally, when we’ve committed <br />as a NATO member that we defend <br />every inch of NATO territory, <br />then we’ll have something that we don’t <br />seek, and that we don’t have today—<br />American troops fighting Russian troops, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via 'Time'.<br />If Putin takes Ukraine, he won’t stop there… <br />if he keeps going and then he attacks <br />a NATO ally, when we’ve committed <br />as a NATO member that we defend <br />every inch of NATO territory, <br />then we’ll have something that we don’t <br />seek, and that we don’t have today—<br />American troops fighting Russian troops, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via 'Time'.<br />On December 6, the U.S. announced a smaller <br />$175 million military aid package for Ukraine.<br />At the time, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said <br />that if Congress fails to approve additional funding, , “this will be one of the last security assistance<br />packages we can provide to Ukraine.”
