The US Congress is losing its international role in the context of the situation in Ukraine.
(Baonghean.vn) - Consideration of bills related to the situation around Ukraine has been delayed in the US Congress, the reason for this is the change in the role of the legislature in international politics, the Washington Post wrote.
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The publication notes that the Congress did not pass a single document, including the announced project of abandoning the favorable trade regime with Russia, and the $ 13.6 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine. "Nothing more than a symbolic resolution" - was passed, the newspaper said.
The Washington Post spoke with aides, observers and lawmakers themselves, who said procedural requirements, as well as “politicking” and “ego clashes,” were among the reasons for the delay in passing the bill.
'But they are also linked to a long-term decline in Congress's previously assertive role in international and national security affairs, and to increased policy polarization on the issue,' the publication writes.
The paper hopes the legislative impasse will be resolved as early as next week, noting that "the stark truth is surprising to foreign policy experts who remember lawmakers and administrations working together during crises."
