The Senate of the Congress of the United States of America adopted the bill to provide for the commencement of the supply by Washington of arms of Ukraine.

According to the Цензор.НЕТ reference to ТАСС, we are talking about the bill on defense spending in the 2016 fiscal year, beginning October 1. It includes provisions relating to the provision of military assistance to Ukraine. The total appropriation for military needs in this document set at $ 612 billion Earlier this bill was approved by the house of representatives.

The document is not binding, but gives the Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in coordination with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry the right to use $ 300 million for the provision of Kiev "appropriate assistance in the field of security and intelligence".

This refers to the transfer of Ukraine "of intelligence information in real time" or close to it and the so-called "lethal assistance", that is, the supply of anti-tank weapons, mortars, systems, served in combat calculation/crew, and ammunition, grenade launchers, small arms.

In addition, can be transferred counter-mortar radars, "tactical unmanned system surveillance from the air", secure communications and electronic warfare. Also of the aforesaid amount allowed to spend money on training "of the armed forces and other security forces of the government of Ukraine".

МБФ "СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ" / ICF "GLORY TO UKRAINE" / FIB "GLOIRE À L'UKRAINE"