U.S. President Joe Biden signed the 2023 defense budget into law on Dec. 23, according to the White House website..

The total budget is more than $800 billion and provides $800 million in additional assistance to Ukraine.

According to the US Department of Defense, the final version of the law is $45 billion more than originally proposed - to counter the effects of inflation and accelerate the implementation of the National Defense Strategy..

The law, in particular, provides for an increase in the salaries of military and civilian employees of the Ministry of Defense by 4. 6%, allocation of $30 billion for national security programs at the Department of Energy and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and $378 million for other defense-related activities.

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On December 21, the day of President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington, the United States announced almost another $2 billion in defense spending for Ukraine.. Aid will include Patriot Air Defense System for the first time.