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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Approval for Biden Ukraine aid request likely after Pelosi Kyiv visit, McCaul says

Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards Nancy Pelosi a medal in Kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy awards Nancy Pelosi a medal in Kyiv. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service Handout/EPA

Joe Biden’s $33bn request to Congress for more aid for Ukraine is likely to receive swift approval from lawmakers, a senior Republican said on Sunday, as the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, made a surprise visit to the war-riven country.

The president on Thursday had asked for the money for military and humanitarian support for Ukraine as it fights to repulse the Russian invasion now in its third month.

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