President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine - a dramatic escalation of U.S. funding for the war against Russia - as well as new legal tools to siphon assets from Russian oligarchs.
The vast funding request includes over $20 billion for weapons, ammunition, and other military assistance, as well as $8.5 billion in direct economic assistance to the government and $3 billion in humanitarian and food security aid.
"We need this bill to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom," Biden said at the White House. "The cost of this fight - it's not cheap - but caving to aggression is going to be more costly."