Biden approved the US defense budget for a record $886 billion – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

“The legislation provides the critical authorities we need to build the military we need to deter future conflict, while supporting the service members, their spouses and families who carry out this mission every day,” said the US leader. .

He criticized provisions that require him and other officials to provide Congress with reports and plans that would include classified information.

According to Biden, it can prevent the disclosure of “extremely sensitive information.”

Earlier, the head of the US State Department, Antony Blinken, said that Washington had almost run out of money to support Ukraine. The 2024 defense budget reserves $800 million for these purposes. The White House requested most of the spending in a separate bill that lawmakers will consider.