A bilateral pair of senators presentedLegislationOn Thursday, a call for a assistance of ten billions of dollars for Ukraine will be spent in the next two years, as Russian President Vladimir Putin asked President Trump to stop the war.
The bill was introduced by Sen Jean Shaheen (DN.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and member of the Appropriation Committee, and Sen Lisa Murkovski, who was a member of the Appropriation Committee. According to Shaheen’s office, the top line figure for the bill is more than $ 50 billion.
Shaheen-Murkovski Bill Comes as Senate Appropriation CommitteeadvancedA defense funding bill with $ 1 billion in military assistance related to Ukraine on Thursday.
Nevertheless, the passage of the bill reaches the Republican-controlled Congress for a long time, where GOP leaders in the House and Senate have postponed Trump, on which the law makes it on the floor. The administration has so far reduced foreign aid, and administration officials and some GOP MPs have rally rally against the US Army and abroad assistance.
While the Congress approved $ 60 billion in Ukraine funding in April 2024, 18 senators voted against it, including Vice President Vance, then Republican Senator of Ohio.
And the prime leader of the Senate John Thyun has brought back the bill of a bilateral Russian sanctions on the floor-at the request of the Meto-proof co-operator-at the request of the Tramp, who wants to decide when to implement the restrictions on Russia if Moscow fails to negotiate at the end of the war.Trump has set the deadline for August 8,
But Shaheen and Murkowski are making their laws as giving additional equipment to Putin to make Putin on the conversation table – by increasing Ukraine’s military capabilities to face Russian attacks. This law also establishes guards to save Ukraine from executive action limiting assistance.
Language responds to Trump’s decision in March, which to stop intelligence sharing in Ukraine for a week after a public spat with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelanski at the Oval Office, and earlier this month a decision by the Pentagon to stop a review to Ukraine to stop Ukraine to stop some weapons.
Shaheen and Murkovsky’s law provides billions of dollars in direct military aid to Ukraine, but most funding is aimed at investing in military production in the US, and also wants novel methods to raise funds to pay for support for Kev.
This involves the use of interest earned from frozen Russian assets in the US, which for assistance to the Kiev, “seized Ukraine,” sending “illegal” weapons from non-state actors or using those weapons sale to provide military equipment for Ukraine, and then prefer American military production for Ukraine.
Bill also performs the deal of so -called minerals of Trump with Ukraine, called Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, which was established in May. American military aid in Ukraine is expected to be counted as an American contribution to the fund.
Direct funding for military assistance for Ukraine contains $ 30 billion by 2027 and provides $ 3 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine over the next two financial years. The bill extends the Presidential Dropdown Authority from $ 100 million to $ 6 billion every year, allowing the US to send Ukraine directly from Pentagon weapon stockpiles, with money to pay for backfilling shares.
The bill provides $ 600 million for the International Drugs and Law Enforcement of the State Department to support Ukrainian law enforcement and anti -corruption programming. This war provides $ 50 million for prosecution of crimes.
Shaheen and Murkowski also include $ 1 billion for a tripartite drone initiative – for research, development and production of drones with Ukraine and Taiwan – to learn lessons from Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
The bill “creates a task force to process the lessons learned from the Battle of Ukraine, including modern warfare” and how to combat American weaknesses for drone attacks.
“This bilateral bill is a win for the US,” Shaheen said in a statement. “It supports our defense industrial base, American manufacturers and workers-all the US Army ensures Ukraine’s learning to learn from the innovations. Do not make any mistake: Uncontrolled violence against American partners by aggressive people in Kremlin and Beijing will get unwanted resolutions from America and our colleagues.”
“I am pleased to work with Senator Shaheen at the beginning of the 2025 Assistant Ukraine Act of 2025, which confirms Ukraine’s sovereignty and our commitment to the national interests of America,” Mercovsky said in a statement.
“By providing important funds for military and humanitarian aid, this law ensures that Ukraine can continue to oppose Russia’s illegal and cruel war.”
He said, “We are incorporating the use of seized Russian assets seized to justify aggressive, while by implementing the valuable battlefield insight from the Battle of Ukraine and sharing these lessons with important partners like Taiwan, we are strengthening the military preparations of America. It is time to confirm our leadership and our support is our support.”
