President Joe Biden asks Congress for $33 billion to support Ukraine through September, Zelenskiy wants quick approval cnbc.com

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US President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to fund both humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine through September of this year.
The massive aid package is accompanied by a proposal to Congress that it amend several longstanding criminal laws to make it easier for the U.S. to sell off the seized assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.
The $33 billion includes a request for $20.4 billion in additional security and military assistance for Ukraine, as well as additional money to fund U.S. efforts to bolster European security in cooperation with NATO allies.
“It’s not cheap. But caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen,” Biden said Thursday.
“We either back the Ukrainian people as they defend their country, or we stand by as the Russians continue their atrocities and aggression in Ukraine every day,” said Biden.
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