U.S. Senate approves defense policy bill to provide $350 mln for Ukraine

The vote, which comes after Tuesday’s 356-70 House approval, sends the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to President Trump’s desk for his signature, according to the Hill.

The compromise version hashed out by Senate and House negotiators would authorize $626.4 billion for the base defense budget and $65.7 billion for a war fund known as Overseas Contingency Operations.

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The bill provides $4.6 billion for deterring Russia in Europe and some $350 million in defense support to Ukraine.