Republican Congressman Don Bacon said that the US Congress should vote on giving aid to Ukraine in December. Bacon said he supports Republicans’ desire to consider aid to Ukraine separately but to consider it in tandem with a change in US law to strengthen checks on migrants at the border.
“So, it’s more about working out the details of securing the border. And as soon as we agree on these issues, we can vote on aid to Ukraine,” he said.
Bacon emphasized that under such conditions, aid to Ukraine would be approved no earlier than January – after Congress finances the government and avoids a potential shutdown.
“I support the strengthening of security on our border and aid to Ukraine. I understand our speaker; he wants to agree to both, but he believes that if we vote for aid to Ukraine now, the issue of border security may remain unresolved,” he added.