The US wants to give Ukraine a loan, not a grant
The U.S. has submitted a draft plan that includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and each will be considered by a separate vote. In the Ukrainian part of this plan, it is envisaged that aid will be provided in the form of loans, not in the form of grants.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, announced the draft plan, which includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as "priorities of national security". This draft plan will be considered in four separate votes.
In the Ukrainian part of the plan, the aid is provided not in the form of grants, but in the form of loans, reports The Hill.
Mike Johnson presented his proposal at a closed-door meeting of the Republican Party. The meeting took place on Monday in the basement of the Capitol after months of delays and debate.
Some conservative lawmakers complain that the plan does not include improving security along the U.S. border with Mexico as a condition for providing additional aid to Ukraine.
In contrast to the Senate's approach, which proposed a $95 billion foreign aid bill that bundled all aspects into one package, Johnson pushed for separate votes on each area: Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and national security priorities.
The fourth national security bill includes innovative approaches to financing aid to Ukraine. He calls for the use of seized Russian assets to pay for the aid, and also proposes that some of that aid be provided in the form of loans.
The bill also includes new sanctions against Iran in response to recent attacks on Israel.
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