The U.S. Senate passed on Sept. 18 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, authorizing the provision to Ukraine of $500 million worth of military aid, including lethal defensive weapons.

The bill was approved 89 to 8 votes, and will now go to the president’s desk for signing. The document was approved by the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives, on July 14.