US Congressmen in Kyiv explain delay in military aid to Ukraine

Members of the bipartisan delegation of the US House of Representatives, who arrived in Kyiv on 22 April on a visit, stressed that the delay in approving aid to Ukraine is not due to a decrease in the level of its support.

Republican Tom Kean, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, stressed that the current version of the bill on additional funding for foreign aid, including Ukraine, contains a number of improvements compared to the Senate version.

Among other things, the politician mentioned the REPO provision, which will allow the confiscation of frozen Russian assets in the United States, as well as the requirement for the owner of TikTok to sell the business to a non-Chinese company.

"All these things, all these efforts took time to join forces and find that bipartisan solution that I hope will pass through the US Senate by the end of the week, and then after the signature (of the US president – ed.) will come into force as law," Kean added.

His colleague, Democrat Bill Keating, separately noted that the House of Representatives "has always had great support" for Ukraine aid.

"You may have noticed that things don't happen very quickly in the US Congress these days. And it's a shame. But the bipartisan spirit that we have here is a sign that we can get the job done," Bill Keating said.

On 20 April, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to provide about US$61 billion in military aid for Ukraine.

Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic Majority in the US Senate, said the Senate will vote for the bill on Tuesday, 23 April.