The administration of US President Joe Biden will ask Congress for additional funding to support Ukraine in the amount of $24 billion.
This information from Voice of America was confirmed by officials of the US Department of Defense.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who will largely determine whether the bill comes to a vote as proposed by the White House, responded to news of the additional $24 billion request. to support Ukraine.
The American people voted decisively for President Trump because he promised to end wars rather than continue them endlessly. Such decisions are made by the next administration, not the outgoing president, he wrote on Platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
The Pentagon said that of this amount, they want to allocate $8 billion to the USAI program (Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative) and $16 billion to replenish US personnel, so that it will be possible to form new assistance packages under the PDA program (Presidential Powers Program).
The USAI program involves ordering and purchasing weapons from manufacturers, after which they are sent to Ukraine. In this case, production and delivery may take a long time: up to a year or more, depending on the order.
Under the PDA program, the United States sends existing weapons from its own storage facilities to Ukraine, after which these storage facilities are replenished with new weapons. formulate PDA packages necessary for funding from Congress.
Additional funding is critical to ensure the U.S. government can effectively respond to the situation in Ukraine through the end of fiscal year 2025, the Pentagon says.
The Biden administration has decided not to make support for Ukraine a separate request, but will include it in an emergency funding package bill that also includes other spending for fiscal year 2025. Congress may consider this bill this year.
In any case, approval of additional funding for Ukraine will require the approval of a majority of both houses of Congress. At this point, Democrats retain control of the Senate, while Republicans have a majority in the House of Representatives.
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Source: Racurs
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