President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than billion for Ukraine and other international needs as he works to sustain support for the war . The funding will act as evidence of whether US support for Ukraine can be sustained . Republicans in Congress have voiced skepticism about providing Ukraine any more money . The new funding request which will be unveiled later Thursday will be paired with a billion request for new funding for disaster relief . It also includes . billion meant to fund infrastructure in countries affected by the Russian invasion an attempt at preventing coercive Chinese lending from taking hold in those nations . The White House sought to underscore the importance of helping Ukraine sustain its fight against Russian aggression . A poll released last week found of Americans believed Congress . should not authorize additional funding to support Ukraine compared with who said Congress should authorize such funding . Fiftyone percent said the US has already done enough to help Ukraine . The request comes as Congress is headed for a spending showdown in the fall . The government has to be funded by September but there are some items on Bidens list also face a September deadline . The timing for the funding fight over Ukraine funding is less certain for the administration to get to the end of the year is less likely to end the year if the administration continues to continue to support the war. The funding battle is less than expected to end in the year . A source estimated that there was still at least $1.5 billion to end at the time . The source estimated it will be estimated that the funding to end to the year. The timing of the funding is estimated to be to end. for the fight is less estimated to continue. But it could be estimated to end it will continue to continue . The House and Congress is expected to decide how quickly it will end the funding .
Biden asks Congress for $24 billion in more Ukraine assistance . Biden asked Congress for more
