The US Senate, the upper house of the US parliament, has voted to include in its consideration a bill that provides for the allocation of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. This was reported by Reuters, according to
67 senators voted in favour of including the bill in the agenda out of the required 60. Among them were 17 Republicans. This came as a bit of a surprise, as just before, Republicans had rejected a broader and more compromise bill that included a decision to revise migration policy.
The bill provides for a total of $95.34 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. $61 billion is earmarked for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel, and $4.83 billion for Taiwan and other US partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
It is not yet known when the Senate will consider the bill. It is expected to take several days to agree on all the figures for the aid package, as Republicans want to make amendments to it.
Even if the bill passes in the Senate, it will face uncertainty in the House of Representatives, where Republicans are also refusing to vote for aid to Ukraine.