The Senate of the United States of America approved the draft law on the "US budget for 2018 year for the needs of national defense", which contains permission to allocate 350 million to help Ukraine in the field of security. It was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA on its Facebook page.
Now it's up to the little thing - the head of the White House, Donald Trump, must sign it, eizvestia.com informs.
The draft law authorizes the granting of defensive lethal weapons to Ukraine, and will significantly expand the parameters of American support for our country in the field of security and defense. It also includes provisions allowing the use of U.S defense budget funds for rehabilitation in medical institutions of the United States for wounded Ukrainian servicemen, as well as for enhancing the ability of Ukraine's air and naval forces.
In total, $ 65.8 billion will be spent to support the military operations of the United States abroad, to additional measures to develop missile defense will be allocated 5.9 billion dollars.
Read more at http://news.eizvestia.com/news_politics/full/1711-poslednie-novosti-v-ssha-prinyali-vazhnoe-dlya-ukrainy-voennoe-reshenie