Leaders of 23 nations' legislatures urge US House speaker to take up $60 billion Ukraine aid bill

Speakers of 23 parliaments and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola have called on U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to introduce a bill that would allocate $60 billion to help Ukraine, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, who initiated the letter of appeal, reported on Facebook on Feb. 28.

The bill has now been submitted to the House of Representatives, and, according to the rules of procedure, Johnson has the authority to introduce it.

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The parliamentary speakers called on Johnson to facilitate the adoption of a decision by the U.S. Congress that would ensure American assistance to foreign countries and provide Ukraine with the necessary funds to continue its fight against Russian aggression.

"Our countries are committed to further increasing our support to Ukraine and its defense forces, seeing it as a considerable investment in our individual and collective security," the letter reads.

The letter also states that "the axis of evil must be defeated and all perpetrators brought to justice." The parliamentary speakers believe that this will be a significant deterrent to further conflicts and will return to their peoples "a sense of control and security."

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