After months of political gridlock, the U.S. Congress passed much-anticipated Ukraine aid bill. The bill, which includes $61 billion in military and financial aid, will provide a lifeline for Ukraine as it faces critical shortages in munitions and air power to defend against Russia. But the proposed aid package has a near-term expiry date and therefore, is not a long-term solution. Ukraine needs a multiyear, stand-alone assistance plan. Reintroducing the Lend-Lease program, which expired in September 2023, would be the best way to achieve this. Ukraine aid and U.S. partisan politicsOver the pa…