"The Biden administration has requested $10 billion in humanitarian, military and economic assistance to Ukraine. Congress intends to pass emergency funding this week under our comprehensive public finance legislation," Pelosi said in a statement.

Earlier, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, in a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov, confirmed Washington's intention to continue military support for Kyiv.

US President Joe Biden instructed the State Department to allocate $600 million to Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced US plans to provide almost $54 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.