{"id":2228163,"date":"2024-04-23T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-aid-bill-paves-the-way-for-long-range-missile-systems\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T17:29:05","slug":"ukraine-aid-bill-paves-the-way-for-long-range-missile-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-aid-bill-paves-the-way-for-long-range-missile-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine aid bill enables long-range missile systems"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fukraine-aid-bill-paves-the-way-for-long-range-missile-systems%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=2228163&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--><p>The\u200d House of Representatives \u200cpassed a \u2064bill providing\u2063 Ukraine with\u200c $60 billion in aid, \u200bpotentially\u200d granting access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ballistic-missiles-launched-from-north-korea\/\" title=\"North Korea launches two ballistic missiles.\">long-range\u2064 missiles<\/a>.\u200c The Senate is poised to vote on the bill, with President Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s intent to sign\u2063 it into law.\u2062 The aid aims to bolster\u200c Ukraine&#8217;s military capabilities as\u2064 it faces \u200dchallenges on the battlefield and\u2064 seeks to deter Russian \u200baggression. The House\u200d of Representatives approved a $60 billion aid package\u2063 for\u200c Ukraine, which\u200c could lead \u200bto the\u2064 provision of long-range missiles. The Senate is set to vote on the bill, while President Joe Biden plans to sign\u200c it into \u200blaw. This aid is \u200dcrucial for enhancing Ukraine&#8217;s military strength against Russian threats and combat challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973096\/house-approves-foreign-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed<\/a> legislation this weekend that would provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> with roughly $60 billion worth of aid if signed into law, and it could pave the way for the United States to provide the European nation with the long-range missiles it has sought for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>This legislation, which the House passed on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/billsthisweek\/20240415\/APRIL2024_UKRAINE_xml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stipulated<\/a> that the military \u201cshall transfer long range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to the Government of Ukraine\u201d unless the president determines doing so would be \u201cdetrimental to the national security interests of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Senate is expected to vote on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2974816\/senate-swift-passage-95-billion-foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bill as soon as Tuesday<\/a>, and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> has said he intends to sign it into law, which he has hoped to do for months. The Department of Defense has effectively been unable to provide Ukraine with aid this year due to the House\u2019s inability to pass Biden\u2019s requested supplemental legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has faced the effects of the lack of U.S. military support on the battlefield having to concede towns in eastern Ukraine, ration ammunition, and suffer from low morale.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has already provided Ukraine with shorter-range versions of the ATACMS, but Ukrainian officials have frequently and publicly discussed the newer version. The newer missiles, which have a longer range, would give Kyiv the ability to carry out attacks on Russian airfields, fuel depots, and weapons storage sites. U.S. officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-sets-limits-supporting-ukraine-russia-war-1803707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> they do not support Ukraine attacks \u201cinside Russia,\u201d nor do they want to enable them.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> spoke Monday and discussed the aid legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden shared that his administration will quickly\u00a0provide\u00a0significant new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-announces-security-packages-to-aid-ukrainians\/\" title=\"Pentagon announces security packages to aid Ukrainians\">security\u00a0assistance packages<\/a>\u00a0to meet Ukraine\u2019s urgent battlefield and air defense needs as soon as\u00a0the Senate passes the national security supplemental and\u00a0he signs it into\u00a0law,\u201d according to a White House readout.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said, \u201cFour key priorities are sky protection, modern artillery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-air-force\/\" title=\"Everything You Need to Know About China\u2019s Air Force\">long-range capabilities<\/a>, and the possibility of receiving American assistance packages as soon as possible. And today we have a result: everything has been decided in the ATACMS negotiations for Ukraine. I am grateful to President Biden, Congress, and the entire United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on CBS\u2019s <em>Face The Nation<\/em> that the administration \u201cwas prepared over the last couple of months to provide ATACMS,\u201d and that the \u201cmaterials will be in transit by the end of the week\u201d if the Senate passes the bill and the president signs it expeditiously.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is \u201cpoised and ready to support Ukraine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-time-to-beat-putin-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich: Time to Beat Putin in Ukraine\">additional security assistance<\/a>,\u201d spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Monday, adding, \u201cWe\u2019ve been in constant contact throughout with Ukraine, our allies and partners on what those needs are, and so we\u2019ll certainly keep you updated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Days earlier, he declined to comment in particular about the ATACMS requirement in the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve provided readouts in terms of the capabilities that have been associated with the PDAs,\u201d Ryder said last week. \u201cOf course, as you know, we\u2019ve always said nothing is off the table, but I don\u2019t have anything to announce today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, the House of Representatives approved a bill offering Ukraine around $60 billion in aid. If enacted, it may grant Ukraine access to coveted long-range missiles from the United States. This pivotal legislation signals potential strategic advancements for the European nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2228164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24054523261526-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24054523261526-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228163","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}