The Senate adopted the draft law relating to the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, as well as on the fact of violating the agreement on the destruction of intermediate-range and shorter-range nuclear forces (INF). the story is about the bill on defense spending in the 2016 fiscal year, beginning October 1. It includes provisions relating to the provision of military assistance to Ukraine. For this decision voted 70 senators, 27 opposed, reports RIA " Novosti ". The total appropriation for military needs in this document is 612 billion. The authors note that the U.S. President Barack Obama earlier in the year requested exactly the same amount. The text is not binding, but gives Pentagon chief Ashton Carter in coordination with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry right to use 300 million dollars to support the Kiev " appropriate assistance in the field of security and intelligence ". This refers to the transfer of Ukraine "intelligence information... In real time" or close to it and " lethal assistance ", that is, the supply of anti-tank weapons, mortars, systems, served in combat calculation/crew, and ammunition, grenade launchers, small arms. As before said one of the authors of the document, head of the Senate military power by Republican Senator John Sidney McCain, now the Ukrainian army has nothing to oppose military technology proclaimed republics." for this reason (anti-tank missile systems Javelin) is one of the key weapons that, in our opinion, we have a duty to provide ", he said. Along with this, Kiev will have the opportunity to be transferred to counter-mortar radars, " tactical unmanned system surveillance from the air ", secure communications and electronic warfare. Finally, from the aforesaid amount allowed to spend money on training " military might and other security forces of the government of Ukraine ". The draft law included provisions relating to the INF Treaty, BelTA news Agency. In the document it is reported that, if within 120 days from the date of acquisition by them the force of law Russia, which the U.S. blamed for the violation of the INF Treaty, will not return to the observance of this agreement, the Ministry of defense will have the opportunity to take retaliatory measures of a military nature. I mean as well as among them the development of "response potential" and "potential compensation" regardless of whether Such steps INF or not emphasized in the bill. In parallel, within 180 days of receipt of the document the force of law to U.S. President Barack Obama are also required to notify the relevant congressional committees about the fact that Russia has developed or not a ballistic missile placement or cruise missile ground-based host that fall under the INF Treaty. This Treaty prohibits the production and test missiles with ranges from five miles to 5, 5 thousand Km. In addition, within three months the Pentagon chief Carter and the Chairman of the Committee of chiefs of staff of the military might of the USA General Joseph Dunford requested to report on the establishment together with his colleagues in NATO, " collective responses, as well as among them economic and military nature ", on alleged violations of the Moscow agreements in the field of monitoring arms control, including the INF Treaty. However, the draft law provides for the possibility of studying send "in Eastern Europe," another armored brigade of the United States. Further, the Ministry of defense instructed to evaluate the structure and capabilities of the military power of Russia " in the Arctic, Kaliningrad and Crimea, and Russian military strategy and objectives in the Arctic region ". Finally, the draft law enables the US administration to purchase nine more Russian rocket engines RD-180 and requires U.S. war Department studied the possibility of purchasing a " custom helicopters, which historically was purchased from Rosoboronexport, other foreign suppliers. These helicopters were purchased from the USA for the needs of Afghan security forces.