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Top Biden Officials Urge Congress to Pass Funding to Support Both Ukraine and Israel

The Biden administration pushed Congress Tuesday to approve its $105 billion national security supplemental request that includes support for both Israel and Ukraine as the House of Representatives prepares to consider legislation that would only support Israel.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that separating funding for Ukraine from support for Israel could embolden adversaries like Russia and Iran.

“For our adversaries — be they states or non-states — this is all one fight and we have to respond in a way that recognizes that,” Blinken told a Senate panel Tuesday. “If we start to peel off pieces of this package, they’ll see that. They’ll understand that we are playing whack-a-mole while they cooperate increasingly.”

Read the source article at CBS News

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