Politics
Joe Biden urges congress to ‘get back in game’ and approve Ukraine aid package
The US president told Leo Varadkar that America and Europe were ‘standing together’ in support of Ukraine in the face of Putin’s onslaught
US President Joe Biden has told Leo Varadkar that he is “strongly committed” to providing further aid to Ukraine as he urged Congress to “get back in the game” on the issue.
Biden’s remarks come amid a stand-off in Congress over a proposed $90 billion foreign aid package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.
The bill has been passed in the senate but Mike Johnson, House of Representatives Speaker, has not yet permitted a vote ...