House of Representatives finally passed a crucial foreign aid package on April 20, which includes $60.84 billion for Ukraine.The process to pass the package in the Senate began on April 23. The procedural vote, which ended the possibility of an extended "debate on the essence of the bill," passed 80 to 19, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova said."The decision starts a 30-hour period for senators' speeches, in which one senator can speak up to 1 hour," Markarova said, adding that the duration "will depend on the number of senators who participate."Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak welcomed the result of the procedural vote as "good news.""It is very likely now the discussion will go quickly and the package will be approved this evening in Washington or our night (Kyiv time)," Zhelezniak wrote on Telegram.

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