The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday said it voted to extend U.S. security assistance for Ukraine and increase authorized funding to $750 million.
According to Reuters, it marks the latest pushback from Congress against the Trump administration's pullback on aid for Kyiv as it fights a Russian invasion, Ukrinform reports.
The Republican-majority panel said it had completed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill setting policy for the Pentagon, that included $750 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which pays U.S. companies for weapons for Ukraine's military.
The Senate text announced on Thursday also prohibits funds authorized by the NDAA from being obligated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of Russia over the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, and directs the Department to provide intelligence support to Kyiv for the purpose of supporting military operations to defend or take back that territory.
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