The possibility of Ukraine receiving more US military aid is increasingly remote.

A new report from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Government suggests that House Republicans could block a massive aid package to Ukraine even if a bipartisan immigration and border security deal passes.

Republican and Democratic senators earlier reached an agreement on an additional $100 billion in military aid to Ukraine proposed by President Joe Biden. Bipartisan Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer expressed optimism about the prospects for a border security deal and additional aid to Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden wants additional aid to Ukraine as soon as possible, but the path has not been smooth in the US Congress . (Photo: Reuters)

In late 2023, a multibillion-dollar additional aid package for Ukraine as well as aid to Israel and Taiwan failed to pass in the US Congress after Republicans made border security an absolute priority.

It is uncertain whether the House of Representatives will agree with the Senate's view on supplemental funding, even though a bipartisan agreement on border issues is in the works, according to Blaise Malley, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft and former deputy editor of The National Interest.

Mr. Malley referred to House Speaker Mike Johnson's tough stance on implementing sweeping immigration reform bills as well as his concerns about oversight of Ukraine aid and Kiev's strategy.

“We need to answer questions about strategy, about outcomes, about accountability for American taxpayer dollars,” Johnson told reporters after a January 17 meeting with President Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House. The House speaker also stressed that the border issue remains a top priority. Rep. Johnson has a record of voting against Ukraine aid in the past.

According to Malley, the Republican conference on aid to Ukraine will be held today, January 24 (local time) at the request of a group of Republicans in the Senate, led by Senator Ron Johnson. Malley said that the call for more aid to Ukraine is starting to fade among Republicans in the House of Representatives.

Furthermore, some Republican lawmakers have even threatened to file a “motion of impeachment” against the current House Speaker if he allows another aid package to Ukraine to pass.

“I will be petitioning House Speaker Johnson to resign if he supports aid to Ukraine,” Axios quoted Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene as saying in the House on January 17.

House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a tough choice as Republicans refuse to continue providing aid to Ukraine. Photo: Reuters)

Last October, a group of Republican representatives in the US House of Representatives forced then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign after Florida Representative Matt Gaetz forced a vote on a "motion to remove him from office".

According to Malley, Mr. Johnson is unlikely to oppose this group of representatives for a number of reasons, one of which is that it could affect his relationship with leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

But that’s not all, as the multibillion-dollar aid bill, which includes at least $10 billion for Israel, has drawn the attention of some Democrats. Democrats are pressing Tel Aviv to comply with human rights in the Gaza war. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health , 25,105 Palestinians have been killed in the region since the conflict began.

At least 18 senators on January 19 announced their support for an amendment to the national security law that would require "weapons received by any country under this bill must be used in accordance with US law, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict."

From the above barriers, observers say that President Joe Biden's proposals for additional aid are still far from being approved, even though they have achieved positive changes compared to the original.

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