The US has planned $800 million in aid to Ukraine for the next two years
8 December 09:35
On Sunday, December 7, U.S. lawmakers presented the final text of the defense policy bill, which provides for record spending on national security and assistance to Ukraine.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Reuters.
According to media reports, the bill provides for the allocation of $901 billion for military spending in fiscal year 2026. This is $8 billion more than US President Donald Trump requested in May of this year.
The document also provides for assistance to Ukraine.
“The bill continues funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative at $400 million a year for fiscal years 2026 and 2027,” Fox News writes.
In addition, the US Congress will require more frequent reporting on allied contributions to Ukraine to track how European partners support Kyiv.
A number of media outlets also point out that the document imposes an obligation on the head of the Pentagon to report to the US House of Representatives and the Senate on the suspension or termination of intelligence to Ukraine.
According to Republican leadership aides, the House of Representatives will vote on the bill in the coming days.
“This bill contains important provisions passed by the House of Representatives that ensure that our armed forces remain the deadliest in the world and can take on any adversary,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson.
He added that the document would help implement Trump’s agenda by “ending the Pentagon’s awakening ideology, securing our borders, revitalizing our defense industrial base, and reviving our military ethic.”
What is known about the Pentagon’s bill
The massive 3,000-page document includes a 4% pay raise for military personnel, but does not include bipartisan efforts to stimulate housing construction, which some lawmakers wanted to include in the final version of the bill.
In addition to the typical provisions of the document on procuring military equipment and increasing competitiveness with countries such as China and Russia, the bill focuses on cutting programs that Trump has criticized. These include diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives.
In addition, the bill would repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMF decrees, which authorized the U.S. to expel Saddam Hussein from Kuwait and authorized the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Lawmakers of both parties have been pushing for years to repeal these authorizations, arguing that they are no longer needed after the overthrow of the Hussein regime.
The US has reduced aid to Ukraine
As a reminder, with the return of Donald Trump to power, the United States has cut its aid to Ukraine.
Speaking about the military sphere, NATO and the United States have created the PURL mechanism, through which European countries now finance and buy American weapons for Ukraine.
By the way, Trump has recently once again “boasted” that the United States no longer spends money on helping Ukraine. He emphasized that NATO now pays for these weapons and Washington receives money from the Alliance.
