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US Congress books $250m in military aid to Ukraine in 2019

This is $50m more than this year.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress has supported plans to allocate 250m dollars in military aid to Ukraine in 2019.

The modification and extension of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative were included in the National Defence Authorisation Act for Fiscal Year 2019.

In 2018, the USA allocated 200m dollars in military aid to Ukraine, including weapons. Ukraine will receive 420m dollars from the US Department of State and concerned agencies.

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