US Senate approves $15 billion in new aid package for Ukraine

The US Senate has approved a new $15 billion financial aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill on anti-Russian sanctions.

The move became known on September 15 through a document published on the Senate website.

The funds are to be distributed across several key areas, including direct budgetary support to pay the salaries of civil servants and funding for emergency humanitarian programmes.

The bulk of the approved tranche will be used to cover a shortfall in the defence budget and purchase artillery ammunition, air defence systems and unmanned systems.

US lawmakers stressed that the provision of these resources was driven by the need to ensure the stability of Ukrainian state institutions during the autumn-winter period.

The United States has provided extensive military, financial and humanitarian support to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

In March 2022, Congress approved $13.6 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine. By June 2023, US aid had surpassed $40.5 billion, as Washington supplied Ukraine with air-defence systems, artillery, armoured vehicles and other equipment.

In 2024, Congress approved another major package worth about $61 billion for Ukraine, alongside additional economic and humanitarian assistance. The US also announced a $20 billion loan in December 2024, to be repaid from proceeds generated by frozen Russian assets.

After Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, Washington halted new large-scale aid legislation, although previously approved assistance continued to be delivered. As of 31 March 2026, Congress had made $195 billion available for spending related to the war in Ukraine.

By Aghakazim Guliyev