American lawmakers have sent the document for signature to President Joe Biden.

On Wednesday On December 15, the US Senate adopted a defense budget for 2022, which provides for the allocation of $ 300 million to support Ukraine.

This was reported by Axios.

Legislators directed the defense budget to the total the amount of $ 770 billion to President Biden, who is to sign it. The document was adopted by 89 votes, 10 senators voted against.

The Senate agreed on the amount of military spending $ 25 billion more than President Biden requested. Also, the defense budget is 5% higher than last year.

This document provides for the allocation of $ 300 million for military assistance to Ukraine – $ 50 million more than President Biden proposed. Of this amount, $ 75 million will be allocated for the purchase of lethal weapons.

It also provides $ 4 billion for the European Defense Initiative and $ 150 million for security cooperation in the Baltic states.

Recall 7 December, amid an online summit of US and Russian Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, it became known that US lawmakers refused to impose sanctions on the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline.