Stalled $60 Billion Ukraine Aid Package Triggers Debate Over Alternatives As Questions Loom Over Military Strategy
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$60 billion Senate-passed aid package for Ukraine is stalled, so House Republicans are suggesting military-only aid, loans, or using Russian assets instead.
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Providing loans risks overburdening Ukraine with debt during eventual reconstruction. Seizing Russian assets risks undermining dollar dominance.
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Biden urges Congress to approve aid without strings attached, as before. Some question Ukraine's ability to militarily defeat Russia.
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Questions remain over U.S. manufacturing capacity and what military hardware should be provided to Ukraine.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy demurs on timing of aid vote, with objections from some Republicans and Ukraine needing weapons amid fears of a new Russian offensive.