Trump asked Congress to allocate more than $700 million to combat Russian influence in Europe and Asia

The administration of US President Donald Trump has published a draft budget for fiscal year 2021 ( .pdf ), starting in October. The project assumes revenues of $3.7 trillion and expenditures of $4.79 trillion.

Among other things, the White House proposes to allocate more than $700 million to counter "Russian influence." This money will be sent to US allies in Europe and Asia to strengthen common security and protect territorial integrity. In addition, part of the funds is planned to be allocated to support the abandonment of Russian weapons and reduce dependence on energy from the Russian Federation.

It is also proposed to allocate $24 million to counter "Russian disinformation and propaganda."

This is the latest budget proposal proposed by the Donald Trump administration ahead of the November 2020 US presidential election.

• The US Congress develops the final US budget at its discretion, while the White House draft is used by lawmakers to determine the overall priorities for spending public funds.