US President Joe Biden signed into law HR7691 On the allocation of additional appropriations to Ukraine for 2022, which provides for the allocation of more than $40 billion to respond to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The White House website reports this..

The bill would increase presidential-initiated funding from the $5 billion originally requested by the Biden administration to $40 billion..

The allocated funding allows the administration to send military equipment and weapons from the US stockpile. This is seen as one of the main ways to quickly provide Ukrainians with military equipment..

The document also provides funding for the initiative to promote the security of Ukraine. USAI funding allows the administration to buy weapons from contractors and then supply them to Ukraine, this method does not directly use US stockpiles.

Recall that earlier the bill was approved by the US House of Representatives and the US Senate..

Bill stalled for days by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. He demanded to first create the position of a special inspector general who would control how military aid to Ukraine is spent..