The US Congress nears an agreement on the remaining $5.8B set aside for Ukraine; the Pentagon promises to release the entire amount.

Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress have almost agreed on a one-year extension of the deadline for the US administration to spend $5.8B that have been previously allocated for Ukrainian military aid.

Last spring, Congress approved a $61B military aid package to Ukraine, including $7.8B worth of weapons, which Washington must send to Kyiv through the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) program, which provides for the provision of weapons from US stockpiles. Most of this amount remained unused. Therefore, officials are asking Congress to allow this money to be spent after September 30, when the US fiscal year ends.

Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said the Pentagon is working on a solution and plans to use the entire amount within the PDA.

Meanwhile, the US Congress agreed on temporary funding measure to avoid a government shutdown on October 1.