Media: The White House requested $6.4 billion «for the Ukrainian crisis»

The White HouseWASHINGTON Feb 26 The White House asked Congress for $6.4 billion «for the Ukraine crisis» «The White House has asked Congress for $6.4 billion for the Ukrainian crisis,» the agency's correspondent said on Twitter. She did not provide details. this will require 2.9 billion, and for the needs of the Pentagon — 3.5 billion. According to the same data, over the past year, the United States allocated $650 million in security support to Ukraine and $52 million in humanitarian assistance. Funding is proposed to be adopted by an amendment to the decision on budget, which legislators must adopt before March 11. Congress did not pass the budget for 2022, so the extension of US government funding has been put to the vote several times since last October. Sources of the agency say that the amount may be clarified. Legislators already have to approve the amount of 1.5 trillion dollars to finance the government after the current deadline, the report says. The first version of the document, according to the agency, contained a request for $757 million in aid to Ukraine, including $400 million through defense support programs. Now the amount has increased, the agency states.