USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - aid for Ukraine

Congress has passed a $13.6 billion aid package for Ukraine, divided between humanitarian and defense aid. The humanitarian section includes money for direct support to refugees, food and health care support and money to help groups working with people who have fled the country or are displaced within Ukraine. The defense spending includes $3 billion to support the U.S. military's European Command and additional money to allow President Biden to transfer defense equipment to Ukraine and allies supporting Ukraine. There's also funding to fight disinformation and to provide support for cybersecurity. On the domestic front, Kelsey says gas prices have hit a new record high this week with prices rocketing over $4.17 a gallon. It is creating huge price shocks across the economy, which is already struggling with inflation. Kelsey Snell is a congressional correspondent for NPR, based in Washington DC.