The U.S. Senate has approved a federal government funding bill for fiscal year 2022, which includes military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, as well as the allocation of funds for the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The current funding period for government activities ends on March 11.
A $1.5 trillion financial package provides for $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine, with about half of this amount going to humanitarian aid and supporting the country’s economy, and the rest to the defense needs of Ukraine and U.S. allies on the “eastern NATO flank.”
The bill also determines the amount of U.S. spending on defense and other items of expenditure in fiscal year 2022.
Thus, it provides for the allocation of $730 billion to finance non-defense projects, which is $46 billion more than in fiscal 2021 and is the highest figure in four years. Defense spending is $782 billion, up $42 billion from a year earlier.
It is proposed to allocate $15.6 billion to fight the coronavirus pandemic both in the United States and in other countries of the world. Among the measures is preparation for the possible emergence of new strains of coronavirus and another jump in the number of infections.
