Zelensky thanks U.S. House for passing $40B Ukraine aid bill

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the U.S. House of Representatives, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, for the prompt approval of a bill on additional financial support for Ukraine.

He wrote this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports.

"I thank Speaker Pelosi and all friends of Ukraine in the U.S. House of Representatives for the quick approval of the law on additional financial support for our state initiated by Joe Biden. We are looking forward to consideration of this important document for us by the Senate," he said.

Earlier reports said that the lower house of U.S. Congress passed Bill H.R. 7691, which provides for an additional allocation of about $40 billion to respond to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

On April 28, U.S. President Joe Biden tabled in Congress a proposal to extend a new package of response to Russia's aggression, which provided for the allocation of $33 billion in support of Ukraine. In the process of elaborating on the legislation, lawmakers proposed additions, including several billion U.S. dollars for food aid and military equipment for Ukraine.