US President Biden. Photo: Dazhi Image/Associated Press (file photo)
The U.S. Senate has reinstated a Lend-Lease Act on Ukraine, a deal aimed at simplifying military aid to Ukraine, according to voting results published on the U.S. Senate website. The Lend-Lease Act was used during World War II to allow the United States to quickly supply supplies to the Allies against Nazi Germany.
The U.S. media Politico reported that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the “The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” on the evening of the 6th.
The bill, passed by the U.S. Senate to counter Putin’s aggression, would also allow U.S. President Joe Biden to more effectively supply and deliver weapons and other supplies to Ukraine in the event of a Russian aggression. The bill was introduced to the Senate in January, and was considered by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in early April. After the bill is approved by the Senate, it will be submitted to the House of Representatives for consideration, which will then be submitted to the President of the United States for signature before it becomes a formal law.
In response, numerous senators were quick to back the proposal, known as the Lend-Lease Act, as the Ukrainian military proved it could fend off Russian forces that have been shelling Ukrainian towns since late February. Created during World War II, Lend-Lease was seen as a “game changer” in the war, so the agreement would allow the United States to deliver supplies to allies quickly without time-consuming procedural hurdles.