09:39
08 Dec 2021
With support to Ukraine: The US House of Representatives approves a draft defense budget
The US House of Representatives has approved a draft defense budget for the 2022 fiscal year worth nearly $770 billion.
According to CNN, 363 congress representatives voted for the final version of the budget; 70 were against it.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi became the only congress representative who abstained.
The final version of the bill contains a clause on providing Ukraine with $300 million in military assistance.
The New York Times reports that sanctions against Russia, including the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, haven't been included.
