A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives of the US Congress passed a bill that provides Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region with additional funds in the amount of 95 billion dollars.
Now it remains for the Senate of the United States, which is controlled by Democrats, to declare about it, which is a prerequisite for it to be submitted to the President, Joe Biden, for his signature.
It is estimated that this could happen next week.
Before the vote, Biden called on Congress to adopt the proposed laws as soon as possible.
"I will sign them immediately to tell the world that we stand by our friends and will not allow Iran or Russia to succeed in their intentions," Biden said.
Of the total 95 billion dollars, 60,84 billion are intended for Ukraine. It also included 23,2 billion for replenishing the stockpile of American weapons, Reuters reported.
Their quantity has been reduced, as they were used to supply Ukraine during the blockade of the aid package in the lower house of Congress, which is controlled by Republicans.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that the passage of a bill to help Ukraine in the US House of Representatives would "further devastate" Ukraine and lead to more deaths in the conflict.
He pointed out that the provision in the draft law that allows the US administration to confiscate seized Russian assets and use them to rebuild Ukraine will damage the reputation of the US.
He also said that Russia will respond with measures in accordance with its own interests.
26,38 billion dollars have been earmarked for Israel, of which 9,1 billion will be used to provide humanitarian aid to the population threatened by the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
For the Indo-Pacific region, the planned allocation is 8,12 billion dollars.
The House also voted to pass a series of measures, including rules that would allow the United States to ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells the app.
Members of the House of Representatives had the previous three days to consider the proposed laws and submit amendments before the scheduled vote.
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