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Pentagon: We will send 300 million dollars of new weapons to Ukraine

2024-03-12 22:10:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Pentagon: We will send 300 million dollars of new weapons to Ukraine

The Pentagon will quickly ship $300 million worth of weapons to Ukraine after reviewing current contracts and identifying areas to cut costs. The White House said Tuesday that the military still needs at least $10 billion in additional budget funding to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from stockpiles to send to Ukraine.

This is the first aid to Ukraine announced by the Pentagon since December, when it announced that funds had run out. In fact, in recent days, officials publicly admitted that not only had they run out of funds, but that another $10 billion was needed.

The announcement came as Ukraine's ammunition levels have fallen dangerously low and efforts to secure new weaponry have stalled in the House of Representatives over opposition from Republican lawmakers. US officials had insisted for months that the United States would not be able to resume arms shipments until Congress approved the additional funding, which is part of the stalled budget bill.

The additional funds would have enabled the Pentagon to draw from current stockpiles based on the president's executive orders, send them to Ukraine, and announce new contracts for weapons purchases that would replace these state-needed stocks. of US military readiness.

"When Russian forces advance and fire artillery, Ukraine doesn't have enough ammunition to return fire," National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said as he announced the $300 million in aid.

The Pentagon has also acted in the framework of another initiative for Ukraine Security Assistance (USAI), which has enabled the financing of longer-term contracts with the defense industry to produce new weapons for Ukraine./ VOA





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