U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) (2nd L) speaks as Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), left, and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), right, listen during a news briefing after a weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 8, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Congress’s aid package for Ukraine and its Eastern European allies now stands at $14 billion, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has said.
McConnell announced the deal on Tuesday, telling reporters that the figure would include loan guarantees to help NATO allies including Poland purchase U.S. aircraft to replace warplanes transferred to Ukraine.
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