U.S. President Barack Obama delegated to the Secretary of State the authority to allocate $20 million for defense and military education, according to the Memorandum published on the White House’s website, RBC-Ukraine (РБК-Украина) reports.
“I hereby delegate …to the Secretary of State the authority within the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allocate up to $20 mln from defense and military education and training budget for providing assistance to Ukrainian government”, reads the Memorandum.
It is reported that up to $1.5 million of these funds will be allocated for supplies of military equipment.