The new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said that aid to Ukraine and Israel will be considered separately, not in a single package, as proposed by the White House. He said this in an interview with Fox News.
According to him, he will support a separate bill that includes funding for Israel's defense.
"There are a lot of things going on around the world that we have to deal with, and we will. But right now, what's happening in Israel requires immediate attention, and I think we need to separate that out and see it through," Johnson said.
He expressed confidence that this initiative would be supported by both parties in Congress.
