US President Joe Biden today signed into law legislation that would provide $61 billion in aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, the passage of which by Congress marked a rare cross-party victory for him and ended the months-long of his confrontation with the Republicans.

This law “provides vital support to America’s partners to defend against threats to their national sovereignty,” Biden noted, announcing that military hardware would be sent to Ukraine “within the next few hours.”

The law calls for $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, another $26 billion to Israel, $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza and $8 billion to offset China’s military might.

The texts passed by Congress “will make America and the world safer,” Biden said. “This is an investment in our own security,” he added. “We will not bow down to anyone. To nobody. And certainly not to (Russian President) Vladimir Putin. We do not abandon our allies, we support them. We don’t let the tyrants win, we resist them. We don’t watch developments in the world as spectators, we shape them (…) This is what it means to be a global superpower”, he emphasized.

Referring to Ukraine’s military, the US president said it was “a fighting force with the will and ability to win” the war, while accusing Republicans close to Donald Trump of blocking aid. He thanked the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives for helping to advance the bill, but noted that it should also include funding for border security.

For Israel, Biden said its security is “of critical importance.” But at the same time he called on the Israeli authorities to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the Palestinians in Gaza without delay. “We will immediately guarantee and deliver this aid, such as food, medical supplies and drinking water,” he said, referring to a population that is “suffering grievously” in the face of the ongoing humanitarian disaster.

The US president also signed another bill, which bans the TikTok app if the company that owns it, China’s ByteDance, does not sell its US assets within the next 9 to 12 months. This platform is very popular among young left-leaning Americans, a population group considered “key” to Biden’s re-election in November’s presidential election.

TikTok Chairman and CEO Xu Zhicheu, shortly after Biden signed the law, said the company is “not going anywhere” as it believes it will be vindicated in court and block implementation of the law.

“Rest assured, we’re not going anywhere,” he said in the video he posted. “Facts and the Constitution are on our side and we expect them to prevail again,” he added.