The draft US defense budget envisages the allocation of $ 300 million for military assistance to Ukraine

"(The draft defense budget. -

) includes $ 300 million for the initiative to promote the security of Ukraine, which provides support and assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces, - an increase over the budget request of $ 250 million," RIA Novosti quotes the document.

Before being signed by US President Joe Biden, the bill must go through House and Senate approval.

Earlier, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith, said that the United States had no plans to send a military contingent to Ukraine.