Markarova tells how much money the US has left to help Ukraine
Kyiv • UNN
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Oksana Markarova said that the U.S. budget has almost exhausted funds to support Ukraine, and only $1 billion remains for new weapons. Kyiv continues to seek further assistance from Congress.
Money for humanitarian, financial, and energy support Ukraine in the U.S. budget is almost gone. This was stated by Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova, according to Voice of America, UNN reports .
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Markarova explained that the money from the USAI program has been spent all of it. Under the PDA program, the Pentagon found out that it had overestimated the cost of weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion. This created a reserve of $4.6 billion, which is slowly being reduced.
Currently, there is only $1 billion left to purchase new weapons to replace the old ones. only $1 billion remains to be spent on new weapons to replace the old ones. The diplomat emphasized that Kyiv continues to in need of assistance.
The US has been buying weapons from US manufacturers here, in the United States, like drones, missiles, and air defense interceptors, and I could go on and on, and you can't get that from the PDA program. You have to go to industry to produce it. So, yes, there is this program of presidential authority, and we are trying to find everything together with the military, that can still be utilized
According to her, "now all eyes are on the Congress" and Kyiv hopes that lawmakers "will be able to find the necessary solution".
Recall
The US Senate fails to pass a $110.5 billion bill that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, as Republicans demanded stricter immigration controls.