US Congress Approves FY2026 Defense Spending Bill Without Aid for Ukraine

On Friday, June 13, the Appropriations Committee of the United States House of Representatives approved its version of the defense spending bill for fiscal year 2026.

This was reported by the publication Breaking Defense.

The committee voted overwhelmingly to send the bill to the House of Representatives for consideration, allocating $832 billion for defense needs.

American lawmakers spent more than an hour debating an amendment that would have provided an additional $300 million in funding for defense assistance to Ukraine. However, the amendment, proposed by Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur, was rejected.

Meanwhile, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole expressed concerns that including Ukraine funding in the bill could jeopardize its passage. According to Cole, such a decision might cause some Republicans to oppose the bill, while Democrats are unlikely to support it due to the bill’s conservative political positions.

“I say this as someone who has consistently supported Ukraine. I wrote the bill on the largest aid package, and my opinion on this matter has not changed. I want the defense bill to be passed, and I am not interested in splitting those who will support it,” he added.

It was previously reported that the United States of America will likely reduce military assistance to Kyiv and will further withdraw from active participation in the process of peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.

Recall that in March 2025, the United States stopped supplying weapons and intelligence to Ukraine, the decision was made as a result of a meeting in the Oval Office. But later, the United States of America resumed the transfer of intelligence data to the Ukrainian military.

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