Funding for Ukraine military aid will be reduced in the upcoming defense budget, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced, AP reports.

That could mean Kyiv will receive fewer critical air defense systems in the future that have been key to countering a continuous onslaught of Russian missiles.

“It is a reduction in this budget,” Hegseth told lawmakers. “This administration takes a very different view of that conflict. We believe that a negotiated peaceful settlement is in the best interest of both parties and our nation’s interests, especially with all the competing interests around the globe.”

The US to date has provided Ukraine more than $66 billion in aid since Russia invaded in February 2022.