Joe Biden has told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Washington will rapidly escalate military aid to Ukraine as soon as Congress gives final approval to a $95bn security funding package this week.
The US president made the pledge to Zelenskyy during a call on Monday, according to the White House, two days after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives led by Speaker Mike Johnson voted to approve the assistance after months of delay.
The bill includes $60bn in aid for Ukraine, as well as funding for Israel and the Indo-Pacific, and is expected to pass the Senate on Tuesday or Wednesday and enacted into law by Biden later in the week.