In the United States Congress prepared a draft proposal of Ukraine to 2017 military support to $ 1 billion. Kiev can send educational equipment and lethal weapons of a defensive nature, namely it comes to supply anti-tank systems and radars to detect missile threats. The bill, prepared by the Chairman of the Committee on Affairs of the armed forces of the house of adherents of the Mack Thornberry and Congressman Adam Smith, and anticipates delivery Ukraine military assistance, which would include both the supply of arms and equipment, and company training programs for up to 30 September 2017. Smith explained the initiative of the fact that Russia, in his opinion, decided to return to the cold war and the financial punishment "has not corrected the intentions of President Putin", the Associated Press reports. It should be noted that on 9 February, the President of the United States Barack Obama said that she had not yet made the decision to send lethal weapons to the Ukraine. The head of state stressed that the Americans are going to take this step, if the Ukrainian crisis will not be solved by political means. Supply lethal weapons to Ukraine directly support the Vice President of the United States Joe Biden and Secretary of state John Kerry. The official dealer of the Department of state Jen Psaki did not deny that the Secretary of state advocated these measures, and stressed that Kerry supports the conversation between the authorities of the United States, European countries, Ukraine and Russia. Last year in the Congress of the United States was prepared by the "law on support of the freedom to Ukraine". He meant the use of fresh-scale sanctions against Russia and the provision of weapons to Kiev. In mid-December, Obama signed the document, but with the caveat that the American administration does not intend to use the powers that she has provided the latest law.