Analysis: The delay has changed what victory means
Now that the US aid package looks set to reach Ukraine, it is still possible to turn the grim situation on the battlefield. That's what Sky News' Mark Stone writes in an analysis.
But because of the severe arms and ammunition shortages that the months-long delay has meant, few realists still believe in a Ukrainian victory, writes Stone.
"It is widely accepted that this conflict will probably end with an agreement that freezes the fighting somewhere along the front".
House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has for months refused to vote on the endorsement. It has meant a political crisis that several commentators focus on in their analyses.
Meanwhile, the pressure on him has grown. Both from the Democrats but also from the most conservative in their own party, who have threatened to depose him.
"Whether he survives the resignation demands remains to be seen," writes Politico's Olivia Beavers and Jordain Carney.
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US approves $26 billion for Israel and Gaza
In the shadow of the large aid package for Ukraine, the US House of Representatives has also approved $26 billion in aid to Israel and Gaza, AP reports.
About 9 billion dollars will go to humanitarian aid to the residents of Gaza and 4 billion to Israeli anti-aircraft munitions. The remaining roughly $13 billion will go to "unconditional military aid" to Israel, writes Haaretz.
The package is the largest that Israel has received since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7 last year.
"It shows strong cross-party support for Israel's right to defend itself," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu writes on X.
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The conflict between Israel and Iran
Iran: Toys sent - Israel will regret if they attack us
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian refuses to admit that Israel was behind Friday's drone attack on the Iranian city of Isfahan.
- What happened was not an attack. It was more like toys that our children play with, no drones, he said in an interview with NBC News.
Several experts and commentators believe that neither side wants to start a full-scale war. Amir-Abdollahian says that Iran will not carry out any further attacks on Israel, as long as Israel does not attack them.
- If Israel acts against our country, our response will come immediately and with maximum force and they will regret it, he says.
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