Today, Ukraine receives military aid on a free basis.
Ukraine currently has enough military support from the USA according to the current budget programs. The Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA, Oksana Markarova, told about this.
According to her, the latest deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine are taking place under the USAI program (Ukraine Security Promotion Initiative) and the program of presidential powers – we are talking about a package in the amount of 40 billions of dollars.
“The Pentagon's position now is that now, when there are these programs of actual grant, free transfer of weapons to us, the focus will be on them. The focus of the Pentagon now is to find the weapons we need as quickly as possible and provide them to us through these programs.” , – said Oksana Markarova in an interview with “Voice of America”.
As for Lend-Lease, this tool will be used more actively if necessary, when funds from other programs will run out. .
“Then there will be two options. Either we quickly connect lend-lease at this moment, or we return to Congress with additional requests. More precisely, we turn to the US administration, and the administration turns to Congress,” Markarova said.
< p>At the same time, the ambassador noted that the funds allocated by Congress for Ukraine must be used by the end of the US fiscal year, which ends in September.
Ukraine most often requests supplies of long-range artillery, MLRS, combat drones, counter-battery means and other systems. there is also a need for anti-tank weapons, and for demining, and for fuel, and for spare parts.
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