White House confident Congress to approve additional funding for Ukraine

That’s according to CNN, Ukrinform reports.

White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said the president's administration is grateful for bipartisan support for Ukraine. According to her, President Joe Biden us “confident that that support is going to continue as we work together to make sure that the Ukrainian people have everything that they need to continue to fight bravely for their freedom.”

In a letter filed with Congress on Thursday, the Biden administration requested more than $24 billion in additional funding, including over $13 billion in military support and $7.3 billion in economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Jean-Pierre said Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and members of the president's legislative affairs "have had numerous, numerous conversations, numerous calls with lawmakers on the ground, with both parties to really explain exactly the need and the highlight for... and highlight the emergency nature of this request."

She said the administration will continue to engage with Congress and that the White House believes "this will continue in a bipartisan way."

As Ukrinform reported, on Monday, August 14, Washington announced a new package of military aid to Kyiv worth $200 million.