China News Service, October 21. According to NBC News, citing members of Congress and sources, U.S. lawmakers plan to pass a bill by January 2023 to allocate as much as $50 billion in new military aid to Ukraine: The funding is expected to be sufficient for the entire year of next year.
According to reports, the bill is expected to be passed in an accelerated manner, as some lawmakers worry that the new parliamentary composition will take a "more skeptical stance" on aid to Ukraine after the November midterm elections.
In September, U.S. lawmakers approved an additional $12 billion for Kyiv, but sources said the new aid package "might exceed that amount."
"That amount is enough to keep Ukraine going for a whole year," said Republican lawmakers with knowledge of the congressional plan. "The $12 billion aid package is like change by comparison," he added.
The U.S. Congress has reportedly approved at least $65 billion in aid to Ukraine since February.