US commits to nearly $400 million in aid for Ukraine, but Patriot missiles left out
The Trump administration has legally committed to spending almost all of the $400 million in military aid for Ukraine approved by Congress in late 2025, though the package excludes Patriot missiles, Reuters reports. Sources say the remaining funds will be contracted before the fiscal year ends on September 30.
According to Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, the administration of US President Donald Trump has taken on legal obligations to spend nearly all of the $400 million in military assistance for Ukraine that Congress approved in late 2025. However, the package does not include missiles for Patriot air defense systems.
Sources told Reuters that as of the start of this week, $307 million of the $400 million had already been contracted. The administration plans to finalize commitments for the remaining $93 million before the end of the fiscal year, which falls on September 30.
The first deliveries of offensive weapons and equipment, including spare parts for armored vehicles, began this month, according to the sources. The rest of the package is expected to be delivered by October 2029 — notably after Trump's term in the White House ends in January of that year.
Reuters notes that the remaining $93 million from the congressionally approved package does not need to be spent by year's end, but the funds will expire if they are not formally contracted by the deadline.
No Patriot missiles in the package
One source said that missiles for Patriot systems were not included in the military package, despite Russia's continued systematic attacks on Ukrainian cities using drones and ballistic missiles. The US war with Iran, combined with the war in Ukraine, has depleted global stockpiles of Patriot missiles, and Kyiv has repeatedly called for more of them to be supplied.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that an agreement had been reached regarding Patriot missiles for Ukraine.
