The United States has handed to Ukraine the last package of military aid for which funding was allocated. John Kirby, US National Security Council Coordinator For Strategic Communications, announced this at Thursday’s White House press
briefing.
According to Kirby, the money being allocated for such programs has been used up.
"Yes, we have issued the last drawdown package that that we had funding to support,” he said.
Kirby said the US aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia has been suspended as Washington negotiates an aid package that could include a review of border security measures.
"And that’s why it’s it’s critical that that [the US] Congress move on that national security supplemental request and we get more funding," he explained.
Kirby emphasized that Ukraine has an especially urgent need for supply of weapons during the winter months.
The Washington administration sent Congress nearly four months ago for additional budget appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year, which began in the United States on Oct. 1, primarily to aid Israel and Ukraine, as well as to counter China and Russia in the Asia-Pacific region. In general, for these purposes, the executive branch of the government, headed by the US President Democrat Joe Biden, wanted to receive about $106 billion.
