U.S. lawmakers in both the House and Senate have voted nearly unanimously to pass a $1 billion aid package for Ukraine. Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Congress could take further steps if needed.

Sen. Bob Menendez: “We will continue to engage in whatever we think would be helpful to position the United States in a way that exerts leadership with our European allies, gives President Putin a real sense that there are real consequences for any further actions, and also says to other global actors in the world: ’Don’t think about it, because it’s not going to be worth your time.’”

The U.S. aid package adds to $18 billion in loans to Ukraine from the International Monetary Fund in exchange for austerity reforms.