Funds may arrive by the end of the year.
The White House announced that it is seeking additional funding for of Ukraine in Congress. It is about the amount of almost 12 billion dollars that the Americans want to spend on military and economic aid to Kyiv by the end of the year.
The White House has asked Congress for additional funding to support Ukraine during the first three months of the next fiscal year, which begins on beginning of October.
Joe Biden's administration is asking for $4.5 billion for military equipment and restocking the Pentagon, $2.7 billion for defense and intelligence assistance to Ukraine, and $4.5 billion for economic support for the government in Kyiv.
“Almost two-thirds of the funds previously allocated for this purpose have already been used, and we expect that by the end of the fiscal year additional assistance in the amount of $ 3.5 billion will be allocated,” said the representative of the White House, Karin Jean-Pierre, during the briefing. transmitted by polskieradio24.pl.
Jean-Pierre reported that representatives of the White House are conducting intensive consultations with congressmen of both parties so that support for Ukraine is cross-party.
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In May Congress approved a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine< /strong>. Aid to Kyiv in the form of military equipment and ammunition has already exceeded $15 billion since the beginning of Biden's presidency.
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