Ukraine war live updates: U.S. Senate to vote on foreign aid bill; Ukraine says Russia buying Starlink terminals through 'Arab countries'
This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
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Senate on path to advance foreign aid bill despite some Republican opposition
The Senate is on track to pass the $95 billion national security supplemental package to assist Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after the upper chamber passed several major procedural votes on Monday night.
Ottawa to reveal details of nicotine pouch crackdown in ‘coming days’: Minister
Less than a week after B.C. restricted the sale of flavoured “nicotine pouches” in a bid to keep them away from kids, the federal government has confirmed its own action on the oral pouch products is coming soon.
US Senate moves forward $95bn Ukraine and Israel aid package
After many setbacks and much suspense, the Senate appeared on track this week to approve a long-awaited package of wartime funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Republican opponents staged a filibuster to register their disapproval over a measure they could not block.
Washington Capitals, Wizards arena proposal highlights Gov. Youngkin’s divided Virginia government
WASHINGTON — The proposal to move the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards out of Washington has hit a snag in Virginia’s General Assembly.
Here Are the Republicans Breaking With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid
Eighteen Senate Republicans are bucking a majority of their party and former President Donald J. Trump in joining Democrats to push military assistance for Ukraine toward approval in the Senate, highlighting a widening foreign policy divide in the contemporary Republican Party.
Sen Paul says Ukraine aid package would ‘tie the hands’ of future administrations
Several conservatives agree with Sen. JD Vance's memo circulated early Monday that there's a "hidden" clause in the national security supplemental bill that he believes could be grounds to impeach former President Donald Trump from office if elected to office later this year.
Criminal sentencing of Binance founder CZ postponed to late April
The criminal sentencing of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao on a money laundering rule charge has been postponed until April 30, according to a notice Monday in Seattle federal court. That docket entry did not explain what would be a two-month delay in sentencing Zhao, a Canadian national widely known as "CZ" who is free on a $175 million release bond in the United States. Zhao's lawyer, William Burck, declined to comment when asked about the postponement. CNBC has asked the Department of Justice about the delay. Federal sentencing guidelines suggest a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison for Zhao, but prosecutors reportedly have considered asking for a harsher sent