The US House of Representatives voted to open Lend-Lease to Ukraine

The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted for the opening of Lend-Lease for Ukraine. this The press service of the chamber announced on its Twitter.

220 members of the House voted in favor of opening the corresponding bill, 205 voted against.

The adopted document gives the US President the authority to supply military equipment for the government of Ukraine and other products for the inhabitants of this country without unnecessary bureaucratic procedures.

“The Lend-Lease Act provides an opportunity to significantly speed up the supply of weapons, transport, food and assistance to us from the United States. And all this will allow us to dislodge the Russian army from our territories. You also need to understand that lend-lease means the United States is confident in Ukraine’s victory over Russia,” Andriy Yermak, head of the President’s Office, commented on the decision of the chamber.

Earlier this month, Politico reported that the US Senate approved a bill to revive the Lend-Lease program. It, according to the publication, will operate by analogy with the US aid program during World War II.