Trump administration obligates $307 million in Ukraine military aid before Sept. 30 deadline

September 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM2 min

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The Trump administration has obligated $307 million of the $400 million Congress approved for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding, three sources familiar with the plan said. The move locks in most of the aid before it would expire on Sept. 30. The remaining $93 million is expected to be obligated before the fiscal year ends.

Key Facts

As of early this week, $307 million of the $400 million Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding had been obligated, according to three sources familiar with the plan.
The administration plans to obligate the remaining $93 million before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
First deliveries, including offensive weapons and spare parts for armored vehicles, began this month, with the rest expected before October 2029.
The military equipment does not include Patriot missiles, one source said, despite Russia's bombardment of Ukrainian cities.
President Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy this week at UN headquarters in New York, where they discussed a potential bilateral ceasefire on energy-related targets.

Aid Obligation

The Trump administration has made legally binding commitments to spend almost all of the $400 million Congress approved for military aid to Ukraine late last year. As of early this week, $307 million of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding had been obligated, according to three sources familiar with the plan. The administration plans to lock in the remaining $93 million before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. The Pentagon, which oversees the USAI program, declined to comment for this story.

Deliveries and Equipment

The first deliveries, which will include offensive weapons and equipment such as spare parts for armored vehicles, began this month. The rest are expected to be delivered before October 2029, the sources said. One of the sources said the military equipment did not include Patriot missiles, despite Russia bombarding Ukraine's cities with drones and ballistic missiles. The U.S. war in Iran and the Ukraine war have depleted global supplies of Patriots, and Kyiv has been pleading for more.

Congressional Pressure

The money has been a source of contention with Congress, as Democrats and some of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans have criticized the Pentagon for sitting on the aid for Kyiv. Lawmakers said they were unhappy with the Pentagon's timeline, considered unusually slow for an ongoing conflict, and the issue has come up repeatedly at congressional hearings. Reuters reported in July that the administration had told Congress it could take years for the equipment to reach Ukrainian forces.