U.S. Senate mulls increase in Ukraine defense funding

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"The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Bill, which allocates funds, including for Ukraine support programs," the Ukrainian diplomats wrote.

Read alsoPutin’s threat: "Other conflict zones" may be attacked if U.S. gives lethal aid to Kyiv"According to the document, aid to Ukraine through the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and related agencies is estimated at $421 million, which exceeds the figures of 2017. The bill, in particular, provides for an increase in defense-purpose funding for Ukraine under the ‘Foreign Military Financing’ program," the embassy said.