During an unusual Saturday session of the US House of Representatives, the Republican opposition surprised everyone by supporting a Democratic initiative to provide $61 billion in aid to Ukraine. This victory for President Joe Biden was a break from the isolationist line of the Republican party, which had been influenced by former President Donald Trump’s opposition to the aid. Trump had described the aid as a waste and shown sympathy towards Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The aid proposal had been stalled for six months due to pressure from Trump, but a portion of the Republican party, influenced by the liberal wing, supported the initiative, signaling a shift in the establishment’s view of the Ukrainian crisis. The chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, Michael McCaul, even warned about the threatening unity of US rivals, highlighting the importance of supporting Ukraine in the face of Russian and Chinese expansionist goals. The aid package also includes support for Israel and Taiwan, reflecting the global dynamics of a changing alliance between China and Russia.
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