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The US Senate has given its approval for a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after weeks of negotiations. The bill passed 70 to 29 in the Democratic-led chamber, with 22 Republicans defecting to vote with the Democrats to approve the bill. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Senators for passing the bill, which would give his country $60 billion to fight off Russia. He thanked “every US senator who has supported continued assistance to Ukraine as we fight for freedom, democracy, and the values we all hold dear,” in a post in English. “For us in Ukraine, contin…

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