Committee of the US Congress proposed to increase financial assistance to Ukraine in 2019 by $ 70 million. This was reported by the press service of the Embassy of the United States in the United States. "The funds that are proposed to be allocated as assistance to the security sphere of Ukraine, including lethal weapons of defensive nature, are determined in the amount of $ 250 million," the message says.. At the same time, it is not reported on what exactly additional money will go. It is noted that Ukraine in 2019 can receive about $ 690 million.

It is not known whether such funds will go to modernize the army and restore the economy, or they will repay the country's huge debts to Europe.