US lawmakers to vote on spending plan with $13.6bn in Ukraine aid

Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman escape Russian bombardment in the town of Irpin, Ukraine on March 6 [Andriy Dubchak/AP Photo] United States lawmakers in the House of Representatives are prepared to vote on Wednesday on a $13.6bn aid package for war-torn Ukraine as part of a giant blueprint to fund federal agencies and avoid a damaging government shutdown at home.

Following weeks of frantic negotiations, and with a looming deadline of temporary funding running out at the weekend, the House is expected to pass $1.5 trillion in spending for the US government’s fiscal year ending September 30.

“This bipartisan agreement […]

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