U.S. Congress Bipartisanly Advances Ukraine Military Aid Bill Amid 'Russian Invasion Threat'

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The US Congress is bipartisanly pushing a bill to significantly increase US military support in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, major foreign media reported on the 27th (local time).

According to reports, a group composed of five Democratic and five Republican senators is preparing the related bill aiming for Senate passage next week. A source said, "Some progress has been made," and "they want the bill to help Ukraine to quickly pass both the Senate and the House and come into effect."

The lawmakers are also preparing a bill for sanctions against Russia. Earlier, the Democrats, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, proposed the 'Ukraine Sovereignty Protection Act,' which imposes comprehensive sanctions on President Vladimir Putin, senior Russian officials, and Russian banks if Russia invades Ukraine.

The media stated, "The Republicans believe that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline should be sanctioned based on the current situation regardless of Russia's invasion of Ukraine," and "they also want to expand presidential authority for faster security assistance to Ukraine."

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