Fresh Senate request for $55 billion for Ukraine

• It comes as Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with President Vladimir Putin and his reluctance to end a war that has dragged on for more than three years.
• The funding request, which both chambers would need to approve follows a successful effort by the Senate to pressure Trump to impose sanctions on Russia.
• Congress passed $61 billion for Ukraine last April, which was signed into law by President Biden. Some of that money is still available.

"There is continued bipartisan resolve to sustain Ukraine's valiant fight for freedom by helping Ukraine obtain the air defense needed to protect its civilian population centers, including schools and hospitals, from Russia's relentless drone and missile attacks," Shaheen said in a statement.

Zoom out: Earlier this summer, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), led a successful effort to convince Trump to impose so-called secondary sanctions to hurt Russia, hitting other countries with high tariffs for buying Russian exports like oil and natural gas.

• Their legislation, which ultimately collected 85 cosponsors, never received a floor vote, but the senators claimed victory when Trump embraced its basic framework.

• After initially questioning the legislation, Trump promised on July 14 to impose "very severe" sanctions on Russia if it didn't achieve a peace deal with Ukraine in 50 days.
• Trump shortened the deadline to 10 to 12 days on Monday, during an appearance with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Zoom in: The Shaheen and Murkowski legislation would also codify the mineral deal that Trump signed earlier this year, according to the New York Times, which first reported on the new appropriations bill.

• It would draw on frozen Russian assets to help offset roughly one-third of the total price tag.