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A growing number of Republicans are breaking with President Trump on Ukraine
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On Thursday, 18 House Republicans joined Democrats to advance a new aid package
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despite opposition from GOP leadership. The House voted 226 to 195 to approve nearly $2 billion
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in new aid for Ukraine, with 18 Republicans crossing party lines to make it happen
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Only one Democrat, Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, voted no. The bill would also hit Russia with new economic penalties, including additional sanctions on its energy industry, tighter restrictions on financial institutions doing business with Moscow, and 500 percent tariffs on Russian imports
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The vote reached the floor through a rare discharge petition, a procedural move that allowed lawmakers to bypass House leadership after supporters gathered the 218 signatures needed to force action
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The result exposes a deepening divide inside the Republican Party over Ukraine
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where a growing number of lawmakers are openly parting ways with Trump's approach to the war
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The vote also comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for direct talks
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with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the four-year conflict. Putin said Thursday he is prepared to pursue a diplomatic end to the war
