Weekly The Generation, Year 1, Issue 14
December 05, 2023
The White House has made an urgent appeal to lawmakers to approve additional aid for Ukraine, saying the country is “nearly out of time” as US agencies spend the last remaining funds from previous security packages.
In a letter addressed to congressional leaders on Monday, the head of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda Young, claimed that past US aid had resulted in “significant military victories” for Ukraine and went on to urge for more.
Young went on to note that, as of mid-November, the Pentagon had spent 97% of the $62.3 billion it received for Ukraine this year, while the State Department and US Agency for International Development (USAID) had used up all of the funds allocated.
The official also warned that Ukraine’s economy could implode without continued US assistance, saying Kiev “will not be able to keep fighting, full stop,” in the event of a severe downturn.
Though Washington has devoted more than $110 billion in various types of aid to Ukraine since the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022, US lawmakers are currently wrangling over another round of assistance.
President Joe Biden has requested a massive spending package worth $106 billion to fund several priorities of his administration, including military aid to Ukraine and Israel. However, the White House faces opposition from a growing number of Republicans who have become increasingly skeptical about US support for Kiev, with GOP members in the House favoring standalone aid to Israel alone.
Source: RT
