To meet the two “urgent and immediate” needs that are shaking the globe, Joe Biden wants to release an exceptional envelope.
On Thursday afternoon, the White House announced that it had requested more than $32 billion from the US Congress, divided into two parts.
On the one hand, around 10 billion would be needed to provide humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine.
The other 22.5 billion will be earmarked for the fight against Covid.
Regarding the Ukrainian component, it should be used to supply defensive weapons to Volodymyr Zelensky's army, enable it to protect its electricity network, hit last night in Zaporijjia, fight cyberattacks and finance economic sanctions against Moscow.
“Almost running out” of funds for the fight against the coronavirus
On the issue of the fight against Covid-19, the American executive indicates that it is “almost short” of federal funds, hence this extension.
It would help to prepare for the emergence of new variants, avoid the closure of businesses or schools, and finance the distribution of vaccines abroad.
But the White House will find it more difficult to get its hands on these funds, many elected conservatives having already expressed their reservations.
“It is not yet clear why additional funds are needed,” 35 Republican senators pointed out in a letter to Joe Biden on Wednesday.
The American executive wants these 32 billion for Ukraine and against Covid-19 to be included in its annual budget which elected officials must validate before the current one expires on Friday March 11.
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