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US Congress approves allocation of $ 250 million for Ukraine’s
defense and security in 2019 Friday, July 27, 2018 9:00:00 AM The House of
Representatives of the US congress supported the allocation of $ 250 million to
assist Ukraine to enhance security in 2019, announced the press service of the
Ukrainian Embassy in the United States.
The House of Representatives of the US congress supported
the allocation of $ 250million to assist Ukraine to enhance security in 2019, announced the press service of the
Ukrainian Embassy in the United States.
“The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the
draft on “the US National Defense Appropriations Act 2019”. The amount of funds
allocated to the US Department of Defense to provide security assistance to
Ukraine is estimated at $ 259 million, $ 50 million of which is to be directed
towards lethal weapons”, the statement said.
The document includes the basic provisions on the draft bill
about the cybersecurity cooperation with Ukraine, which provides assistance to
Ukraine in boosting its own capabilities to protect against cyberattacks.
In particular, the State Department was instructed to report to
the Congress on the state of cooperation with Ukraine in the field of
cybersecurity with a view to finding new directions for such support.
The draft of the US National Defense Appropriations Act
2019 will have to be approved by the Senate and signed by the US
President.
Earlier in July, the US allocated $ 200 million to Ukraine
for strengthening security and defense in
2018.
For the 2019 fiscal year, lawmakers allocated $250 million in
security aid to Ukraine, including money for weapons, training, equipment and
intelligence support. Specifically, Congress set aside $50 million for
weaponry.
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