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U.S. has obligated $307 million of $400 million in Ukraine aid, Reuters reports

The administration plans to lock in the remaining $93 million of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative money before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, according to three sources. Patriot interceptors are not included.

Motion Media News Staff

Sep 25, 2026

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The Trump administration has legally committed $307 million of the $400 million Congress approved last December for military aid to Ukraine and plans to obligate the rest before the money expires at the end of the fiscal year, Reuters reported on Friday, Sept. 25, citing three people familiar with the plan.

The funds come from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which the Pentagon manages. The sources, who were not named, said the $307 million figure was current as of early in the week. The administration intends to place the remaining $93 million under contract before Sept. 30, the news agency reported. That money does not have to be spent by then, but it lapses if it is not formally obligated.

The Pentagon declined to comment, according to Reuters.

What's in it

First deliveries began this month and include offensive arms along with items like replacement parts for armored vehicles, the sources told Reuters. The remaining items are expected to arrive before October 2029. One source said the package does not include Patriot air defense interceptors, which Kyiv has been seeking as Russia continues drone and ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.

Reuters noted that the U.S. war with Iran and the war in Ukraine have drawn down global Patriot supplies.

Pressure from Congress

The aid has been a point of friction on Capitol Hill. Democrats and some Republicans have criticized the Pentagon for holding the funds, which both parties approved, Reuters said. In July, the administration informed lawmakers that delivery to Ukrainian troops might take years, a timeline lawmakers called unusually slow for a country at war. The Pentagon has paused weapons shipments to Ukraine several times over concerns that U.S. stockpiles were running low, the news agency reported.

The report comes as President Trump has taken a warmer tone toward Kyiv. He approved a proposal to license Ukrainian production of Patriot interceptors and signed a Russia sanctions bill, according to Reuters. Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the U.N. General Assembly in New York this week; Zelenskiy said afterward that they discussed ending the war, including a possible ceasefire on energy targets.

What's next

The fiscal year closes on Sept. 30, the deadline for obligating the remaining $93 million. This report relies on a single outlet's anonymous sourcing and has not been confirmed by the Pentagon.