A Swiss parliamentary committee has backed a £4.4bn aid package for Ukraine.
It is part of a broader package of measures designed to improve Switzerland's domestic security.
A further £8.8bn has been approved for the Swiss army.
Parliament said the funding was both for Switzerland's security and for "peace in Europe".
The money for Ukraine will be used to help with reconstruction.
Switzerland has been under pressure from Western allies to do more to help Kyiv.
Right-wing nationalists in parliament, however, have pressed for the country to retain a strictly neutral stance, militarily.
Switzerland is due to host an international conference in the coming weeks which will look at how peace might be brought to Ukraine.
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