The US Senate has voted to provide $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine

The US Senate has voted to provide $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine. Most of these funds will go to the purchase and supply of weapons.

86 senators voted for the decision. 11 senators were against.

The document was planned to be adopted last week, but then it was blocked by one of the senators — Republican Rand Paul. He wanted a special overseer to be appointed in the United States to spend these funds. However, his veto was quickly overcome.

The vast majority of these funds will go to military aid to Ukraine. For comparison, Ukraineʼs annual budget for the army in 2022 should have been a little more than $ 9 billion.

• On May 11, the US House of Representatives supported $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine, followed by the Senate. This year, Congress has provided $ 13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine. So, if the last package is approved, the total amount of approved aid will exceed $ 50 billion.
• On May 9, US President Joe Biden signed a law on a land lease for military aid to Ukraine. This decision restores the program of the Second World War, which allows the President of the United States to more effectively send weapons and make other deliveries to Ukraine against the background of the Russian invasion — without bureaucratic red tape.