The White House portrayed it as a step toward compromise. When President Joe Biden sent his request to Congress last month for aid to Ukraine and Israel, he included a request for more money to help with security at the border with Mexico,

Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant” concessions on border security to help push Ukraine funding through Congress.

President Joe Biden called on congressional Republicans on Wednesday to put aside “petty, partisan, angry politics” and pass a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, warning that failure to do so could enable President Vladimir Putin of Russia to reclaim momentum in the war and even draw in American troops.

The Senate voted to block a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid to Ukraine as Republicans have clamored for stricter border security measures.

Republicans in the Senate voted unanimously to block an emergency spending bill that would have provided $110.5 billion to Ukraine, Israel and other security needs.

Therefore, this refusal represents a blow to President Joe Biden, who warned Congress that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will not limit himself to victory in Ukraine if he wins the war, but could even attack a Nato country.

An emergency spending bill to provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the U.

Also on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $175m in new security assistance for Ukraine from the supply of funding that has already been approved. The package includes