Obama Endorsed $300 Million Assistance for Ukraine

• 11.26.2015, 10:17
•  America,  World

U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law S. 1356, the revised National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 on November 25, 2015, which authorizes, among other things, $300 million assistance for Ukraine,  the White House reports.

"The Congress has now revised the National Defense Authorization Act to incorporate these new funding changes and has altered the funding authorization provisions to which I objected. I am therefore signing this annual defense authorization legislation because it includes vital benefits for military personnel and their families, authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe, and important reforms to the military retirement system, as well as partial reforms to other military compensation programs," Obama said in a statement available on the White House's official website.