Contents tagged with US House of Representatives
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US Senate approves $300 million in military aid to Ukraine
On June 27, the US Senate approved the draft military budget for the 2020 fiscal year, which ensures the allocation of military assistance in an amount of 300 million dollars to Ukraine, reports the Embassy of Ukraine in the US on Facebook.
It is noted that the US Senate passed a bill proposing to increase assistance to Ukraine in the field of security to $300 million dollars, which is $50 million more than the amount allocated this year.
At the same time, $100 million out of this amount is …
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The US House of Representatives prohibits recognition of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea
The US House of Representatives adopted a bill prohibiting the United States Government from recognizing Russia’s annexation of the Crimea as legitimate. The bill is known as the Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act. 427 members voted in favor, and one voted against, the House’s press service reported on Twitter.
The text of the bill consists of two articles. The first relates to the name of the document. The second stated that It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the de …