{"id":1344656,"date":"2022-02-26T07:40:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1344656"},"modified":"2022-02-26T07:55:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:55:24","slug":"white-house-that-axed-2-billion-in-border-wall-funding-asks-congress-for-6-4-billion-to-aid-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-that-axed-2-billion-in-border-wall-funding-asks-congress-for-6-4-billion-to-aid-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"White House That Axed $2 Billion in Border Wall Funding Asks Congress for $6.4 Billion to Aid Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-that-axed-2-billion-in-border-wall-funding-asks-congress-for-6-4-billion-to-aid-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1344656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1645830061060.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration asked Congress to provide $6.4 billion in funding to assist Ukraine as it <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"fights off Russia&#039;s advances\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/russia-ukraine-invasion-putin-live-updates-873196c6-15a2-47a0-8360-e3db5af96b3c.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e9a0d218-4d5b-4d5e-9d34-5e7e3323aa62\" data-vars-headline=\"White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/russia-ukraine-invasion-putin-live-updates-873196c6-15a2-47a0-8360-e3db5af96b3c.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">fights off Russia&#8217;s advances<\/a>, an administration official confirmed to Axios on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news:<\/strong> $2.9 billion would go toward security assistance, humanitarian aid, economic stabilization needs, and regional efforts to <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"combat Russian cyberattacks\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/ukraine-warning-cyberattack-6353af8c-3e09-40c2-be72-952692a83be6.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e9a0d218-4d5b-4d5e-9d34-5e7e3323aa62\" data-vars-headline=\"White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/ukraine-warning-cyberattack-6353af8c-3e09-40c2-be72-952692a83be6.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">combat Russian cyberattacks<\/a>, among other things. The administration is also seeking $3.5 billion for the Pentagon&#8217;s response to the crisis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part of the $2.9 billion would also be allocated to aid Ukraine&#8217;s neighboring countries.<\/li>\n<li>The request is likely to receive bipartisan support. &#8220;We\u2019re looking at including a Ukraine assistance package and COVID relief in the\u00a0omnibus,&#8221; a congressional leadership aide told Axios on Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/strong> &#8220;As the President and bipartisan members of Congress have made clear, the United States is committed to supporting the Ukrainian people as they defend their country and democracy,&#8221;<strong> <\/strong>an official from the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement to Axios.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;In a recent conversation with lawmakers, the Administration identified the need for additional U.S. humanitarian, security, and economic assistance to Ukraine and Central European partners due to Russia\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified invasion.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Administration will continue to closely coordinate with our European allies and partners to assess on-the-ground needs, and remain in close touch with Congress as these needs evolve,&#8221; the official added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>The funding would supplement the United States&#8217; previous commitments to Ukraine from this past year, including $650 million in security assistance and $52 million in humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 50,000 Ukrainians <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"have fled their country\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/thousands-flee-ukraine-russia-invasion-04020d01-2707-4ea2-9371-fb06c3d0ad1c.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e9a0d218-4d5b-4d5e-9d34-5e7e3323aa62\" data-vars-headline=\"White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/thousands-flee-ukraine-russia-invasion-04020d01-2707-4ea2-9371-fb06c3d0ad1c.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">have fled their country<\/a> in less than 48 hours, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worth noting: <\/strong>The U.S. announced <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/putin-russia-ukraine-sanctions-82883e89-4e52-4ea0-be05-581f730a3631.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e9a0d218-4d5b-4d5e-9d34-5e7e3323aa62\" data-vars-headline=\"White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/putin-russia-ukraine-sanctions-82883e89-4e52-4ea0-be05-581f730a3631.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong><a class=\"gtmContentClick\" data-vars-link-text=\"Ukraine-Russia crisis dashboard\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/russia-ukraine-invasion-putin-live-updates-873196c6-15a2-47a0-8360-e3db5af96b3c.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e9a0d218-4d5b-4d5e-9d34-5e7e3323aa62\" data-vars-headline=\"White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to aid Ukraine\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/russia-ukraine-invasion-putin-live-updates-873196c6-15a2-47a0-8360-e3db5af96b3c.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine-Russia crisis dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated with additional details throughout.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration asked Congress to provide $6.4 billion in funding to assist Ukraine as it fights off Russia&#8217;s advances, an administration official confirmed to Axios on Friday.Driving the news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1344656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1344656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1344656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1344656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1344656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1344656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}