House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected on Wednesday a White House proposal to provide $24 billion more in aid for Ukraine before the end of the calendar year. He said that any additional assistance for Kyiv will be decided by President elect Trump once he takes office in January.

Johnson replied, “I don’t plan to do that” when asked if he planned to add Ukraine aid to the continuing resolution for funding the government.

Johnson said that the election of Donald Trump has changed the dynamics of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. He also stated that any additional U.S. aid for Kyiv will be decided by the next administration.

He said: “As I told you all weeks before the elections, Donald Trump’s election will change the dynamics of the Russian war against Ukraine. We are seeing this happen.”

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“It is not Joe Biden’s place to make this decision, now that we have a new president, and we are going to wait to take the direction of the new commander-in-chief on all that, so I do not expect any Ukraine financing to come up right now.”

The White House’s request to Congress for additional aid to Ukraine would have been provided through 2026. This was in anticipation that Trump would pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate with Russian president Vladimir Putin to end the war, which has lasted nearly three years.

Biden requested $8 billion from Congress for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. This initiative provides military equipment for Ukraine, funds training for its armed forces, and offers advisory services to help Ukraine strengthen its defensive position against Russian aggression.

In addition, the request included funds of $16 billion to replenish stock sent to Ukraine by the Department of Defense and funds to repair military equipment stored in DOD inventories. The funds can also be used to reimburse DOD for the military training and education provided to the Ukrainian Government or other countries that support Ukraine.

Biden’s administration still has around $6 billion left to give Ukraine. However, it is unable to provide the entire amount due to the shrinking American military stockpiles.

On Monday, the administration announced a $725 million military package, which includes air defense capabilities, rocket system munitions, artillery, and anti-tank weaponry.

Trump and his supporters, including Vice-President-elect JDVance, criticize the amount of aid provided to Ukraine, calling it wasteful, and a diversion from the priorities in the U.S.

Pro-Ukraine legislators are trying to pass legislation before the end of this year to give Congress the authority to force the president to continue providing military and economic assistance.