Biden asks Congress for 100 billion euros for Ukraine, Israel and China’s neighbors in the Pacific | EUROtoday

The president of the United States requested an pressing funds allocation

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Being “the lighthouse of the world” doesn’t come for free. So, someday after outline the United States In these phrases, in a televised speech to the nation about the struggle between Hams and Israel and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden has put a worth on the slander: 106.6 billion {dollars} (100.6 billion euros). That is the quantity that White House has requested Congress as support to Ukraine, Israel, and a collection of Pacific international locations neighboring China, amongst which it doesn’t expressly point out Taiwan – though it’s assumed that it might be one among the recipients of the support – and it does so, not directly, with Australia. . Part of that quantity will likely be humanitarian support for Ukraine and, above all, Gaza.

And, moreover, in a concession to Republican opposition, Biden contains extra funds for the combat in opposition to unlawful immigrationl. Another merchandise contains combating the wave of fentanyl and different opiates that’s sweeping the United States and, lastly, a small however vital quantity is allotted to enhancing the US navy industrial base to facilitate the manufacture of the weapon that the (*100*) more and more sees as the key to its Cold War with China: nuclear submarines.

For now, the plan is simply a declaration of intentions, on condition that the Republicans in Congress are in an actual civil struggle that has led them to depart the House of Representatives with no president, in order that physique isn’t functioning and, consequently, , can not approve any regulation, of this sort.

By objects, the plan is as follows:

61.4 billion {dollars} (58,000 million euros) in navy support to Ukrainewhich ought to serve to cowl the wants of that nation till after subsequent yr’s elections in the US;

14.3 billion {dollars} (13.5 billion euros) in navy support to Israel, particularly to produce the ammunition (particularly artillery) that Israel has used, and present it with missiles for its Iron Dome anti-missile system. It additionally contains assist to develop new anti-missile missile methods;

14 billion {dollars} (13.2 billion euros) in the combat in opposition to unlawful immigrationtogether with the hiring of extra Border Patrol brokers and the reinforcement of current safety methods;

9.5 billion {dollars} (9 billion euros) in humanitarian help to Ukraine and, above all, to Gaza;

4 billion {dollars} (3.8 billion euros) in support to Pacific international locations to confront China;

3.4 billion {dollars} (3.2 billion euros) to broaden the 4 publicly owned shipyards that construct nuclear submarinesin order that these ships could be delivered as quickly as doable to Australia, as a part of the AUKUS settlement (of which Great Britain can also be a celebration) signed in 2021 to counter Chinese presence in the Pacific.