I know I've mentioned my neighbor, Pawel, the computer wizard before. However, Pawel has a wife, Julia. She is just as helpful to me as Pawel but in a different area, cooking. She created a new meal a few weeks ago and sent it to us for dinner. It was so good I just had to have the recipe.
A few days ago, Pawel emailed it to me but some of it was unclear so I went to ask her to clear it up for me. She did and asked when I was going to make it. I told her on Thursday and she agreed to come over to our flat and show me how to make it. That is fantastic! Yes, I have the recipe but having her to show me every step is so much better. I'm looking forward to Thursday.
I don't know who did what to make the House of Representatives Republican leader, Mike Johnson finally ask the House to vote on the bill for aid to Ukraine, but he did and it passed.
It provides nearly $61 billion to help Ukraine and others in the region fight Russia, while the House also passed funding worth $26.4 billion for Israel and $8.1 billion to counter China's actions in the Indo-Pacific. Zelensky said the decision would keep “history on the right track.”
After months of resisting putting a foreign aid bill on the House floor, GOP Speaker Mike Johnson joined with Democrats to advance the measure to Saturday's vote. The partisan move drew the ire of some hardline members in the Republican Party, who are supporting an effort to oust him. Johnson's job is safe for now.
"We have not been forgotten": Ukrainian soldiers describe morale boost after US House of Representatives vote
CNN's Daria Tarasova-Markina and Andrew Carey in Kiev
Ukrainian soldiers told CNN that the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to approve military aid was a much-needed boost.
"We thought our partners had forgotten about us," - said an intelligence officer serving in the Zaporizhia region in a telephone interview. "This news gives us a sense of support and understanding that we have not been forgotten."
An artillery reconnaissance commander who spent two years defending the city of Avdiyivka before it was seized by Russia in February had a similar message.
"When we feel support from outside, it motivates us. At the end of the day, the military knows it cannot win with sticks, bows and arrows," - he told CNN. "For people who want to defeat the enemy, this message is a great morale booster.
I don't know who made the Republican leader in the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, finally ask the House to vote on the Ukraine aid bill, but he did and the bill passed.
It provides nearly $61 billion to help Ukraine and other countries in the region fight Russia, while the House also passed funding worth $26.4 billion for Israel and $8.1 billion to counter China's actions in the Indo-Pacific. Zelensky said the decision would keep "history on track."
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