President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislation today (4/24).
The Senate on Tuesday afternoon supported the measure passed by the US House of Representatives on Saturday.
It includes $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine, which the Pentagon says could begin being delivered to the war-torn nation “within days.”
It passed on a bipartisan vote of 79-18.
Biden hailed its passage in a statement late Tuesday, calling it “critical legislation [που] will make our nation and world safer as we support our friends who are defending themselves against terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like [Ρώσος Πρόεδρος Βλαντιμίρ] Putin. “.
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said: “After more than six months of hard work and many bumps in the road, America is sending a message to the entire world: we will not turn our backs on you.”
Reacting to the vote, Ukrainian President Zelensky said it “strengthens America’s role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world.”
The Senate passed a similar aid package in February, but a group of conservatives opposed to the new support for Ukraine blocked it from coming to a vote in the House of Representatives.
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