Around the strengthening of European security it is planned to allocate 3.4 billion next year.
American congressmen propose to allocate $ 150 million for assistance to Ukraine in the training and equipping of its armed forces. This is referred to in the draft Pentagon budget for the 2017 financial year.
As the newspaper notes, the US Congress intend to support the request of the Obama administration about a significant expansion of military assistance to European allies in NATO.
The vote on this document in the Committee on armed services of the house of representatives is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27. The bill provides for the allocation for the initiative to strengthen European security 3.4 billion, as requested by the Obama administration.
In addition, the newspaper became known that in accordance with the Republican bill, the planned placement of U.S. armored brigade on a permanent, not rotational basis, as proposed by the Obama administration. Currently the U.S. has two teams of its troops.
