US Senate advances US$95 billion Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid bill after failed border deal

“We are going to keep working on this bill until the job is done,” Schumer said.

The Democratic-led Senate took up the security aid bill after Republicans on Wednesday blocked a broader measure that also included reforms of border security and immigration policy that a bipartisan group of senators had negotiated for months.

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The Senate is expected to take days to agree on a final version of the security aid package, with some Republicans continuing to push for amendments. Supporters of Ukraine have been struggling for much of the past year to find a way to send more money to help Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.

Supporters of Ukraine aid say Washington and its partners must send a unified message to Russia as well as globally.

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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, one of the three negotiators on the border deal, told Reuters the biggest potential risk to the Ukraine bill would be opposition by Trump.

“Once he got loud on the immigration bill, the thing fell apart … if he turns his flame-thrower on Ukraine, I wonder how it survives,” Murphy said in an interview on Wednesday.

Trump, who leads in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has called for de-escalation in Ukraine and said he would have the conflict resolved in 24 hours if he were reelected. He also has said he would ask Europe to reimburse the US for money sent to Ukraine.