The Republican senator wanted to increase oversight spending before agreeing to pass the bill.
The Pentagon could suspend arms supplies to Ukraine if the U.S. Senate does not approve a project to provide assistance to Kyiv. About this on Friday, May 13, declared U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby at a briefing.
In order for U.S. military aid to Ukraine to continue uninterrupted, Kirby explained, the U.S. Senate must approve another $ 40 billion before May 19 at the latest.
“If we don’t get authority soon, it’s possible to have a bubble, a period of time that nothing can be transferred. And we want to make sure it’s preventable,” Kirby said.
Kirby stressed the need for additional power approval before the third week of May.
“This will allow us to continue the uninterrupted flow of aid to Ukraine, so we clearly continue to urge the Senate to act as quickly as possible to give them more power that can be used,” the Pentagon spokesman added. .
This week, on May 10, the House of Representatives passed an additional bill providing $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine, but the Senate failed to pass it after Republican Senator Rand Paul introduced amendments. .
He wants more control over spending. To this end, he demanded that the law provide for the creation of a special inspector general who controls expenditure.
The other day, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke by phone with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and stressed the importance of maintaining communication lines.
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