There is still just over $5 billion in the Pentagon’s coffers for six months of arms deliveries to Ukraine, which has been counting on Western help in the war against Ukraine for over a year and a half. This is what the Pentagon says, the Wall Street Journal reports, underscoring the risk of running out of funds following the passage of the interim spending bill that does not include funds for Ukraine.
White House: “In contact with allies to secure US funds for Kiev”
“We have been in touch with our allies and will continue to be so,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said during the daily briefing, reiterating that despite the passage of the interim spending bill without funding for Ukraine, “ “We want to continue support for Ukraine and we want the funding to be approved on a bipartisan basis.”
“We will continue to help the Ukrainians as long as it is needed,” he added, recalling that in his public statements, Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy also reiterated his “commitment to ensuring that the Ukrainians have the weapons they need.” need”. “He made a public commitment,” he reiterated, recalling that there was “broad bipartisan support” in Congress for support for Ukraine “from day one.”
“The goal was to keep the government open,” he said, still referring to Democrats’ adoption of the proposal presented by the Republican speaker. He urged Republicans not to become hostage to “Republican extremists” who are forcing the party to descend into chaos.
“We will soon have another aid package for Ukraine to signal our continued support,” the White House spokeswoman emphasized afterwards, responding to those who had asked her for a response to the Kremlin’s words in the without The spending law passed in Kiev sees a sign of Washington’s “fatigue”. “That is our message. If Putin thinks he can outlive us, he is wrong,” he concluded.
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