The Senate votes 51-49 against advancing Joe Biden’s $106bn aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to urgently approve a stalled package of aid to Ukraine, hours before a planned key Senate procedural vote that Republicans are vowing to block as they demand changes to U.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to resolve negotiations over the future of Ukraine funding, saying “petty partisan politics can’t get in the way” of aid for Kyiv.

US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to approve its defence spending bill before the end of the year or risk giving Vladimir Putin the “greatest gift” in letting Ukraine run out of money for its war effort.

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he is willing to make “significant compromises” on border policy if Republicans will support sending more aid to Ukraine, an effort to jump-start faltering negotiations on a massive spending bill the White House wants Congress to pass by the end of the year.

With U.S. funding for Ukraine on the brink of collapse in Congress, CNN’s Rosemary Church talks to global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw about the potential consequences for Ukraine if American aid dries up.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will advocate Republican senators vote against advancing additional aid for Ukraine and Israel "to make the point, hopefully for the final time,