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US national security bill: what’s in it for Ukraine and Israel and will it pass?

a soldier stands guard
A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard checking for Russian drones in the sky in the Zaporizhzhia region on 30 January. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images

The US Senate early on Tuesday morning passed a national security bill, by 70 votes to 29, which mainly includes foreign military aid – chiefly to Ukraine – and is worth $95bn.

“Today, the Senate made sure that the United States is closer to meeting the monumental and consequential moment that we are in,” said Chuck Schumer, the Democratic majority leader in the US Senate. “Now, it’s up to the House to meet this moment, to do the right thing and save democracy as we know it. Questions?”

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