Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, Russian troops shelled Odesa again (LAST NIGHT'S HIGHLIGHTS)

US President Joe Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act Of 2022, Russian troops shelled Odesa again on the evening of May 9. Here is what you may have missed from the last night.

US President Joe Biden signed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act Of 2022 on May 9. The lend-lease act will help arm Ukraine faster and better in fighting against the Russian invasion speeding up the supply of weapons, transport, food, and other aid for lend, lease, or free of charge from the United States to Ukraine.

The Lend-Lease Program was created during World War II when the US Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act on March 11, 1941. It allowed the US quickly supply weaponry and other supplies to Allied nations participating in World World II.

President Zelensky thanked Biden for the lend-ease for Ukraine,"Signing the Lend-Lease Act lease today is a historic step. I am convinced that we will win together again. And we will defend democracy in Ukraine and in Europe. Like 77 years ago."

Russian troops shelled Odesa again on the evening of May 9, killing one man and injuring 5 people; the shopping center caught fire. In total, Russia fired 7 missiles at the city using aircraft.

"Looking for strategic objects, missiles managed to hit the 'extremely dangerous' shopping center and the warehouse of finished consumer goods," says Operational Command South seeing the shelling as psychological pressure on civilians.

Shopping mall in Odesa after the shelling on the evening of May 9 Operational Command South / Facebook

US suspends 25% tariffs on Ukrainian steel for a year to support Ukrainian metallurgical industry, one of the most important country's industries, reports the US Department of Commerce.

"For steel mills to continue as an economic lifeline for the people of Ukraine, they must be able to export their steel. Today's announcement is a signal to the Ukrainian people that we are committed to helping them thrive in the face of Putin's aggression," says Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce.

The suspension relates to 25% of tariffs imposed in 2018 by the Donald Trump administration, says Yulia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine.

US Democrats developed a $ 39.8 billion aid package for Ukraine and plan to vote for it on May 10, says Bloomberg. Earlier, President Joe Biden requested lawmakers to approve $ 33 billion in aid.

Lawmakers have increased the president's previous request, providing an additional $ 3.4 billion for military aid and another $ 3.4 billion for humanitarian aid.

Earlier, the White House warned that money for weaponry supplies to Ukraine would run out by the third week of May.

German Chancellor Scholz supports Macron's idea to create a new 'broader political community' around the EU, which Ukraine could join. This 'club of allies' is proposed to be created for countries that are not members of the European Union for various reasons.

Earlier, France 24 reported that France's President Emmanuel Macron said it would take "decades" for a candidate like Ukraine to join the EU and suggested building a broader political community of democratic states around the bloc.

Scholz said it is "a very interesting proposal for dealing with the big challenge we face," reports ABC. The official added that the EU shouldn't stop the accession processes for those countries where it has already begun.