Negotiators reached common ground on a memorandum that focuses on extraction of Ukraine's critical natural resources with the majority of control over funds allocated to the US.
"You put all of your eggs into the Democratic basket; now you need to improvise," says Filip Styczynski, a former TVP World chief now directing operations at Washington's Center for Intermarium Studies.
"As it fights to defend its very existence as a sovereign, independent state, Ukraine is grappling with the extraordinary challenge of locating these children, negotiating their release, bringing them home, and providing the critical support they need," the Department of State's statement reads.
To bolster energy security in Europe, a group of Democratic lawmakers has called on President Biden to expedite approvals for liquefied natural gas exports.
Following the NATO summit in Washington and the meeting with President Biden, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also visited the United States Congress representatives of both parties in both Chambers and the meeting of the US National Governors Association in Utah, along with other meetings.
According to anonymous sources cited by CNN, much of the aid is already pre-positioned in storage facilities in Europe, which would cut down on the amount of time needed to get it into Ukraine as soon as the new law greenlights the deliveries.
A Trump campaign adviser slammed the Washington Post report as "fake news," insisting that his boss will not settle on a peace plan until he is in office and can properly weigh all the options.
The White House urged Congres to pass the bipartisan national security supplemental bill so that the US can help Ukraine replenish critically needed air defense missiles.
The Senate voted on 9 February 2024 to push a $95.3 billion funding package for Ukraine, Israel and other security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber. Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats and two independents to formally begin debate on the legislation, the Hill reported.