Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the “friends” of his country in the US House of Representatives for approving a bill that would see Washington deliver $40 billion worth of aid to Ukraine amidst Russia’s ongoing invasion.
“I thank Speaker Pelosi and all friends of in House of Representatives for the quick approval of the law on additional financial support for our state initiated by POTUS. We are looking forward to consideration of this important document for us by the Senate”, President Zelensky said.
The House approved the bill Tuesday evening with broad bipartisan support, 368 to 57. All 57 votes in opposition to the measure were from Republicans.
The measure will now need to be passed by the Senate before it can go to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Pelosi made an unannounced visit to Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, earlier this month to meet with Zelensky.
Source: CNN