Democrats in Congress are discussing roughly $15 billion in additional military aid for Ukraine, along with help for its energy sector before winter, and are looking for ways to deliver support before the new Congress takes office in January 2027.

They are considering attaching the package as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, though no timeline has been announced for introducing or voting on it.

The proposals could include air-defense interceptor missiles, continued intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, and support for Ukraine’s access to Starlink and Starfield systems.

Democrats also want to add sanctions against Russia and continue supplying Ukraine with interceptor missiles and intelligence.

They are weighing changes to existing sanctions on Russia’s defense and energy sectors after the Trump administration used exemptions to ease some restrictions amid arrangements involving Russian diesel supplies to global markets.

The initiative also calls for stronger oversight of Starlink, which Ukraine’s military uses and which experienced unexplained slowdowns last month.

The discussions follow Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s claim that Washington has not delivered about $16 billion in assistance covered by earlier agreements and decisions; he said Kyiv would press to obtain the funds.

Zelenskyy said he was counting on continued and increased U.S. support, adding that newly elected lawmakers and Democrats had assured him they would keep backing Ukraine rather than take a neutral position between Kyiv and Moscow.

A separate Russia-sanctions measure, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, passed the Senate 86–11 but stalled in the House, where Democrats objected to giving the White House broad authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian energy.

The proposals will require Republican support, and Democrats would need two-thirds majorities in both chambers to override a possible veto by President Donald Trump.

The White House said Donald Trump and his special envoys were focused on ending the war in Ukraine and advancing a Gaza peace plan, while remaining open to constructive cooperation with Congress.

Democratic lawmakers are also considering investigations into the Trump administration’s foreign-policy decisions and potential business interests involving the president’s family, including special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.