The representative of the department said that difficulties could begin next week, and the Pentagon would like uninterrupted supplies. Earlier, the Senate postponed the vote on assistance to Kiev for $40 billion, sending the project for revision
John Kirby
A delay in approving a new aid package to Ukraine could lead to disruptions in the supply of weapons to Kiev, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby warned at a briefing. According to him, the difficulties may begin as early as May 19.
“We have about $100 million.”..”We would really like to get approval for additional powers by the beginning of the third week of this month to continue the continuous flow of aid to Ukraine,” Kirby said. According to him, the department continues to urge the Senate to act as quickly as possible.
On May 10, the House of Representatives of the Congress approved a bill on additional humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine for $ 40 billion. President Joe Biden requested $33 billion in aid, but the amount was subsequently increased. The bill was supported by 368 congressmen, 57 opposed.
After the document was adopted by the lower house of parliament, it was sent to the Senate. There, the final vote on the aid package was postponed: Rand Paul demanded to make edits to the text of the document. He pointed out that the total assistance to Ukraine since last year, if the bill is adopted, will reach $60 billion, which is more than the State Department budget ($58.5 billion in 2022), and, according to the senator, such an amount can accelerate the growth of inflation.
According to Bloomberg, the aid package includes:
- $6 billion in direct military aid to Kiev;
- $8.8 billion in economic support;
- $9.05 billion to replenish the stocks of weapons supplied by the Pentagon;
- $4 billion for other countries as assistance in the purchase of weapons that they will supply to Ukraine;
- $4.35 billion for global food and humanitarian aid;
- $700 million for global food financing by the State Department;
- funds for the repair of the American embassy in Kiev and other expenses.
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According to the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, such a “huge” amount of assistance to Kiev is explained not by love for Ukraine, but by the desire to continue the “proxy war” against Russia and limit its development and influence. Medvedev warned that Washington’s printing press would break down faster.
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