00:02A growing number of Republicans are breaking with President Trump on Ukraine.
00:06On Thursday, 18 House Republicans joined Democrats to advance a new aid package,
00:12despite opposition from GOP leadership.
00:14The House voted 226 to 195 to approve nearly $2 billion in new aid for Ukraine,
00:21with 18 Republicans crossing party lines to make it happen.
00:24Only one Democrat, Minnesota's Ilhan Omar, voted no.
00:28The bill would also hit Russia with new economic penalties,
00:32including additional sanctions on its energy industry,
00:35tighter restrictions on financial institutions doing business with Moscow,
00:39and 500 percent tariffs on Russian imports.
00:42The vote reached the floor through a rare discharge petition,
00:45a procedural move that allowed lawmakers to bypass House leadership
00:50after supporters gathered the 218 signatures needed to force action.
00:54The result exposes a deepening divide inside the Republican Party
00:58over Ukraine, where a growing number of lawmakers are openly parting ways
01:02with Trump's approach to the war.
01:04The vote also comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
01:08has called for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin
01:12to discuss ending the four-year conflict.
01:15Putin said Thursday he is prepared to pursue a diplomatic end to the war.
01:20Putin said Thursday he says Thursday he was besting the two-year conflict
01:20Putin said Thursday he has called me $1 billion per prince
01:23Putin said Thursday he is kind of used in Trump's approach
01:23Putin said Thursday he has called it to the two variety of powers
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