WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass a funding bill devoid of extraneous items.
Biden has called on Congress to approve $33 billion in aid for Kyiv, a package that some Democrats want to see tied with a COVID-19 relief proposal.
(Reporting by David Morgan; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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