Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The United States Senate on Thursday approved nearly $40 billion in additional aid for Ukraine, sending the bill to the White House for President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to sign it into law. It is by far the largest U.S. aid package for Ukraine to date.