The US House of Representatives has approved a fresh $40bn aid package for Ukraine, after President Joe Biden called for more funds to help Kyiv thwart Russia’s three-month-old invasion.Legislators passed the Ukraine bill by 368 to 57 votes on Tuesday, providing $7bn more than Biden’s request in April.It would give Ukraine military and economic assistance, help regional allies, replenish weapons the Pentagon has shipped overseas, and provide aid to address global food shortages caused by the war’s crippling of Ukraine’s normally robust production of wheat and other agricultural crops.
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