; Whereas the United States is the largest contributor to Ukraine, despite this conflict taking place on the European continent, and has appropriated over $113,000,000,000 in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; Whereas the European Union (EU) and its member states have collectively pledged an estimated $76,000,000,000 in assistance to Ukraine, as well as additional expenditures related to the support of refugees and NATO deterrence deployments to central and eastern Europe; and Whereas European countries in NATO should be leading the effort to advance the security of their continent and should not delay any longer in meeting the 2-percent defense spending obligations: Now, therefore, be it