Pentagon to Congress, we are running out of funds for Kiev
The Pentagon has warned Congress that funding to replace the weapons the United States sent to Ukraine is running out, saying the Defense Department has already been forced to cut equipment shipments to some departments.
This is what we read in a letter obtained by the Associated Press that was sent to congressional leaders. The letter sent by Under Secretary of Defense Michael McCord to House and Senate leaders said that of the $25.9 billion Congress appropriated to the Pentagon to support the supply of weapons and materials to Ukraine To restore it, only $1.6 billion was available. In addition, the Pentagon still has $5.4 billion worth of weapons and equipment from its arsenals to support Kiev.
The interim spending bill passed by Congress over the weekend to avoid a shutdown did not include any new funding for military aid to Ukraine. McCord informed members of Congress that the United States has effectively run out of long-term funding for Kiev to purchase weapons under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.