- November 28, 2024
- 1:44 pm
- Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden does not have time to spend all the funds allocated by Congress for weapons for Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing its own sources.
It is noted that the use of the remaining funds will be at the discretion of the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump.
According to American officials, the administration still has more than $6.5 billion, which allows the US Department of Defense to transfer weapons and equipment from its own reserves to Ukraine.
The Pentagon has reached the limit of the weapons it can send to Ukraine each month without compromising its own combat capability, and is facing logistical challenges in delivering weapons to Kyiv troops, WSJ sources say.
On April 20, the US House of Representatives passed a national security bill providing $95 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies, including about $61 billion for Ukraine.
Politico reported that US President Joe Biden secretly asked Congress for another $24 billion to help Ukraine. According to the publication, $16 billion will be used to replenish the stock of American weapons in Ukraine. Another $8 billion is proposed for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), under which the Pentagon contracts with manufacturers rather than providing equipment and weapons directly from its stockpiles.
Politico rates the chances of congressional approval of the request as “small.”
After Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, the Biden administration accelerated the sending of military aid to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal wrote. White House officials fear the new administration will cut supplies as it tries to push for talks with Ukraine.
As part of increased support for Ukraine ahead of Trump's inauguration on January 20, Biden allowed Kyiv to use long-range ATACMS missiles against targets in Russia, authorized the provision of anti-personnel mines, wrote off half of a $4.65 billion loan, and imposed sanctions on Gazprombank “, which, according to Washington, Russia uses to purchase military equipment, Bloomberg indicated.
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