To bypass Congress, the Biden administration is using the emergency declaration mechanism.
US State Department for the first time during the presidency Joe Biden used the “emergency declaration” form to approve the sale of ammunition to Ukraine, according to Reuters.
The “emergency declaration” states that Ukraine is asking to sell a variety of non-standard ammunition and munitions that do not meet NATO standards.
We are selling ammunition worth $ 165 million. According to the Pentagon, these include shells and ammunition for Soviet weapons, including artillery guns “Hyacinth” and “Cities”, T-72 tanks and others. A spokesman for the US State Department acknowledged that Ukraine's armed forces are facing depletion. This circumvented the long-standing US political tradition that all major agreements of this kind must be approved by Congress in advance.
The Pentagon briefed Congress on the possible sale of ammunition to Ukraine on Sunday.
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