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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

House passes military lend-lease bill to speed Ukraine aid

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The U.S. House gave final passage Thursday to legislation that would streamline a World War II-era military lend-lease program to more quickly provide Ukraine and other Eastern European countries with American equipment to fight the Russian invasion.

The measure, which passed by an overwhelming 417-10 vote, now goes to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law.

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