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Ukraine could get a fresh supply of US weapons “within days” after lawmakers there approved a $61 billion aid package for the war-torn country.

The US House of Representatives passed $95 billion in total aid for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine on Saturday.

About $61 billion is meant for Kyiv alone, which continues to fight Russian advances in eastern Ukraine.

But the Pentagon says the country won’t have to wait much longer for help.

“We have a very robust logistics network that enables us to move material very quickly,” said Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder this week. “We can move within days.”

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Ryder said the Pentagon had already shipped weapons closer to Ukraine in hopes that Congress would act soon.

Until Saturday, the bill had been stalled for nearly six months as far-right Republicans, who are wary of spending money …